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145TH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

TOWN OFFICERS

WAKEFIELD, MASS.

Financial Year Ending December Thirty-First
Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Six

ALSO

THE TOWN CLERKS RECORD

OF THE

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES and DEATHS

During The Year 1956

IT EM PRESS. WAKEFIELD

C\ 954)
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

VOLc}K(^r\ cA C\ Population, 1955 State Census— 22,115

Congressman, 8th District — Torbert H. Macdonald of Maiden.
Councillor, 6th District — Joseph Ray Crimmins of Somerville
Senator, 7th Middlesex District — Charles E. Ferguson of Lexington.
State Representatives, 22nd Middlesex District — Theodore J. Vaitses, Mel-
rose; Gardner E. Campbell, Wakefield; Lloyd B. Conn of Melrose.

TOWN OFFICERS, 1956-1957

Selectmen

Catherine E. Simpson, Chairman
Philip L. McAulifTe, Jr. Thomas W. Ackerson

William D. MacDonald, Jr. Lucian J. Colucci, Secretary

Town Clerk

Charles F. Young

Assistant Town Clerk

Marion B. Connell

Moderator

Roger H. Wingate

Treasurer

Paul Lazzaro

Tax Collector

Carl W. Sunman

Town Accountant

John J. McCarthy

Assessors

Frank A. Tredinnick, Chairman
Leo F. Douglass, Secretary
George H. Stout

Term Expires March 1959
Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1958

Municipal Light Commissioners

James Boit Wiswall, Chairman
John Morley, Secretary
Joseph M. Hartshorne \

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Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1959

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Board of Public Works

George F. Gardner, Chairman
Sabatino Benedetto
Sidney F. Adams
William T. Thistle
Joseph J. Nolan

Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1959

Board of Public Welfare

M. Leo Conway, Chairman

P. Elizabeth Kitchenman, Secretary

Peter Y. Myhre

Winsor L. Finney, Jr.

Albert J. Petrucci

Term Expires 1958
Term Expires 1957
Term Expires 1957
Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1959

School Committee

William W. Allyn, Chairman
Lane W. Fuller
Richard J. Volpe
Jean Wheeler Beebe
Dorothea J. Wettergreen
Henry Galvin

Trustees Lucius

Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman

Miriam G. Needham, Secretary

Gladys Watkins

Phillips C. Davis

Ruth H. Akin

John Round, Jr.

Walter C. Hickey

Edward Lynch

Frank Tredinnick, Jr.

Term Expires March 1959
Term Expires March 1959
Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1958

Beebe Memorial Library

Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1959
Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1959
Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1959

Board of Health

Dr. Robert Dutton, Chairman
Robert G. Reed, Secretary
Evan Fairbanks

Term Expires March 1957
Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1959

Town Planning Board

Kenneth W. Thompson, Chairman
Ruth M. Woodbury, Secretary
William R. Spaulding
Burton C. Parker
Lawrence J. McCluskey

Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1959
Term Expires March 1961
Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires 1957

Constables

John F. Mahoney
Morton V. Griffin

Harold J. Maloney
Harold R. Anderson

Charles S. Antetomaso

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Registrars of Voters

Philip J. Flanders, Chairman
Frederick G. Gorman
Charles F. Young, Clerk
Edmund W. Sliney

Term Expires March 1958
Term Expires March 1959

Term Expires March 1957

Finance Committee

Gardner C. Reed, Chairman

Term Expires 1957

John J. Cox, Secretary

Term Expires 1958

John S. Bethel, Vice-Chairman

Term Expires 1957

Marcus G. Beebe

Term Expires 1957

Richard J. Connelly

Term Expires 1957

Russell G. Carter

Term Expires 1958

David Cooper

Term Expires 1958

Bernard McDonald

Term Expires 1958

Ambrose Burton

Term Expires 1957

William T. Curley, Jr.

Term Expires 1959

John E. Durant

Term Expires 1958

Louis A. Gallinari

Term Expires 1959

Paul Tetzlaff, Jr.

Term Expires 1959

Willard P. Farwell, Jr.

Term Expires 1959

Ernest E. Huntoon

Term Expires 1959

Board of Appeals

William C. McKie, Chairman
James J. Curley
John J. Round, Jr.

Nicholas Mauriello
Pasquale Carisella
Mrs. Florence P. Gould

Recreation Committee

Dr. Philip McAulifTe

Term Expires 1957
Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1958

Dante Volpe

Joseph J. McMahon

Mrs. Marjorie McCann

Surveyors of Lumber

George Kerr
Ralph Morel
James E. Hewes

Everett E. Packard

Field Drivers

Richard Baker

Hiram A. Tobey

Harry R. Mcintosh

George J. Gould

Walter J. Doyle

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Report of Selectmen

The board consisting of Catherine E. Simpson, Thomas W. Ackerson,
Lucian J. Colucci, Philip L. McAuliffe, Jr. and William D. MacDonald, Jr.
organized by electing Catherine E. Simpson, Chairman, and Lucian J.
Colucci, Secretary. Raymond S. Dower was appointed Clerk.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Police Department — Thomas W. Ackerson, William D. MacDonald, Jr.
Fire Department — Lucian J. Colucci, Philip L. McAuliffe, Jr.
Veterans' Department — Lucian J. Colucci, William D. MacDonald, Jr.
Civil Defense — Philip L. McAuliffe, Jr., Thomas W. Ackerson.
Building Inspector and Wire Inspector — Lucian J. Colucci, Philip L. Mc-
Auliffe, Jr.

APPOINTMENTS

Town Accountant (3 years) — John J. McCarthy

Building Inspector — Frank A. Tredinnick

Wire Inspector — John J. Curran

Sealer Weights & Measures — James J. Devlin

Town Counsel — William J. Lee, Francis C. McGrath

Fire Inspector — William P. Hurton

Lock-Up Keeper — John G. Gates

Veterans' Agent — Richard J. McGrail

Burial Agent — Richard J. McGrail

Agent, Care of Veterans' Graves — Richard J. McGrail

Director Veterans' Services — Richard J. McGrail

Fence Viewers — Frank D. MacKay, Gaston Loubris

Compensation Agent — Frank A. Tredinnick

Board of Appeals (3 years) — James J. Curley, John J. Round, Jr.

Registrar Voters (3 years) — Frederick G. Gorman

Dog Officer- Animal Inspector — John W. Hopkins

Constable — John G. Gates

Sweetser Lecture Committee — Katherine Nelson, Martha B.
Ackerson, Walter C. Hickey, Roland H. Kinder, George E.
Potter, Ashbury Schley and Gerard G. Barry.
Package store liquor licenses were granted by the Board of Selectmen
for the year 1956 to the following, subject to the approval of the State
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission:

Wakefield City Hall Liquor Store, Inc., 6 Water Street
Jeffrey's Package Store, Inc., 354 Main Street
Ignazio Palumbo, Jr. (Palumbo's Annex) 35-37 Albion Street
S. Tine & Sons, Inc., 38-38A Water Street

Receipts from these and other licenses granted during the year 1956
by the board are shown in the Town Accountant's report.

Reports of the various departments under the jurisdiction of the Board
of Selectmen will be found under other headings in this report.

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Reports of activities of the departments under the jurisdiction of the
Board have been received each month during the year.

Traffic conditions in the town have received a great deal of attention
from the board. Many changes have been made resulting in considerable
improvement. However, there remains a few bad bottlenecks to be studied
and corrected. It is hoped that these will be solved in the coming year.

William J. Lee resigned from his position as Town Counsel in April
but agreed to serve the town until a new counsel was appointed.

A new 750 gallon pumping engine was purchased for the Fire Depart-
ment.

As a result of the board's and the Item's efforts the problem of les-
sening the dangerous driving conditions on Route 128 has been greatly
ameliorated by the establishment of a State Police barracks at the junc-
tion of Route 1 and Route 128.

A new station wagon was purchased for the Police Department and
has already justified its purchase.

The purchase of land from the B. & M. R. R. along North Avenue
has greatly improved this area of the town, provided many more parking
stations and made the flow of traffic much more fluid.

The Insurance Committee has been very conscientious in checking on
the town's insurance business. This committee consists of four participat-
ing brokers and five laymen and meets regularly to study the town's in-
surance needs and make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen.

The Department of Civil Defense has participated in regular tests
that have been held periodically during the year and has served the town
most efficiently during the year.

The bounds between Wakefield and Melrose and Wakefield and Stone-
ham were perambulated by the selectmen this past year.

Attorney Francis C. McGrath was appointed Town Counsel May 22,
1956, to succeed Attorney William J. Lee, resigned.

Additional police women supervisors were appointed this year and are
serving very efficiently in guiding school traffic.

The board is proud of the accomplishments of the departments under
its supervision and congratulates the heads of the departments for their
efficient work.

The board is very appreciative of the co-operation received from the
various boards in town and of the Finance Committee. They wish also to
thank the many organizations in town that have invited them to partici-
pate in tneir special gatherings.

CATHERINE E. SIMPSON
PHILIP L. McAULIFFE, JR.
WILLIAM D. MacDONALD, JR.
LUCIAN J. COLUCCI

Selectmen of Wakefield

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Report of Board of Assessors

The total assessed valuation of taxable real and tangible personal es-
tate increased by $1,146,250 over the valuation of the year 1955 and there
were 317 additional buildings assessed.

Following is the recapitulation for the tax rate :
Total charges for Town, County, Metropolitan and State
Overlay for abatements and exemptions
Estimated receipts from all sources

Net levy
Total taxable valuation

Rate of Taxation per $1,000 of value set at $61.60
Valuation added after setting tax rate
Poll Tax— 7055 @ $2.00
Valuation of tax exempt property :

Real estate

Tangible personal
Estimated Charges
State Parks and Reservations
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
State Examination of Retirement System
Smoke Inspection Service
Metropolitan Sewer, North System

State

$ 3,377,734.96

75,464.04

1,393,975.88

$2,059,223.12

33,209,400.00

8,700.00

14,110.00

$8,430,875.00

6,401,375.00

$ 28,873.78

7,092.37

374.63

382.97

44,573.60

Total State and Metropolitan Charges $ 81,297.35

County Tax for 1956 68,930.93

Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 25,063.67

Total County Charges $ 93,994.60

Charges for Town Purposes 3,193,860.28

Overlay for Abatements and Exemptions 75,464.04

Underestimates for the year 1955 8,582.73

Gross Levy $3,453,199.00

Estimated Receipts

Income Tax $173,405.40

Corporation Tax 92,193.93

Old Age (meals) Tax 7,020.38

State Assistance for School Construction 82,657.49

Reimbursement for Paraplegics 2,233.32

Credits from Middlesex County 3,255.55

Credits from Metropolitan District 932.91

Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Tax 229,112.29

Old Age Assistance other than Federal Grants 145,894.73

From Light Dept. to Treasury 70,000.00

From Free Cash 65,000.00

From Water Dept. Receipts 180,701.81

All other estimated Receipts and Transfers 341,568.07

Total Estimated Receipts $1,393,975.88

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Net Levy $2,059,223.12

Rate of Taxation $61.60 per $1,000 of Valuation in the proportion of
$25.70 for schools and $35.90 for general rate.

Valuations

Real Estate Buildings
Land
Added since Rate declared

Tangible Personal Property

Added since Rate declared

Total Valuations

1955 Valuations

Net Gain

Property Exempt from Taxation

United States of America
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Town of Wakefield — Schools

Parks and Playgrounds

Foreclosed Tax Titles

All other

Tangible Property
Veterans' Organizations
Literary - Benevolent - Charitable
Girl Scouts (Wakefield Council)
Cemeteries other than Town Owned
Parsonages (exempt to $10,000 of value)
Churches, Land and Buildings
Tangible Property, Excluding Town Owned

Total

Number of Motor Vehicles Assessed 1/1/56 to 1/1/57

Valuation of Motor Vehicles Assessed

Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Assessed

Number of Polls Assessed

Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed

Value of Live Stock Assessed

Value of Machinery Assessed

Value of Other Ratables Assessed

Value of Stock in Trade Assessed

$27,486,775.00

4,454,325.00

7,700.00

1,259,600.00
1,000.00

$33,209,400.00
32,063,150.00

$ 1,146,250.00

109,300.00

190,350.00

4,502,825.00

304,700.00

48,050.00

1,421,850.00

6,344,025.00

17,650.00

529,050.00

5,700.00

80,400.00

63,450.00

1.154,200.00

57,350.00

$14,828,900.00

8,231

5,215,120

231,817.06

7,055

5,533

7,700

237,800

802,025

213,075

BOARD OF ASSESSORS

FRANK A. TREDINNICK, Chm.
LEO F. DOUGLASS, Secy.
GEORGE H. STOUT

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Report of Town Planning Board

At a joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen in January, Lawrence
J. McCluskey, P.E., was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy on the
Planning Board.

In accordance with the vote of the town meeting of 1955, the entire
board was elected in the 1956 town election; Mr. Spaulding for the 5 year
term, Mr. Thomson for 4, Miss Woodbury for 3, Mr. Parker for 2, and Mr.
McCluskey for 1. Hereafter one member will be elected each year for a 5
year term.

Hearings on five new subdivisions have been held during the year, of
which three were approved, two disapproved. In addition, the board has
conferred with several developers and land owners on proposals to subdi-
vide land and lay out new streets.

Two subdivisions have been completed with the streets, sidewalks and
all utilities installed by the developer at no expense to the town.

Following the receipt of the approval of the Attorney General of the
zoning changes voted at the 1956 annual town meeting, the Zoning Map
and the Zoning By-Laws were brought up to date and new printings of
each were completed in June.

The vote of the special town meeting of August 13 to rezone the area
in Montrose north and east of Route 128 to industrial use was gratifying
to this board which had for several years envisioned the development of
the area by a single responsible owner as the procedure most advantageous
to the town.

During 1956 the Planning Board held
48 regular and special meetings

2 public hearings on zoning articles in town meeting warrants
5 public hearings on new subdivisions
5 public hearings on the location of private ways

a total of 60 meetings and hearings.

WAKEFIELD PLANNING BOARD
KENNETH W. THOMSON
WILLIAM R. SPAULDING
BURTON C. PARKER
LAWRENCE J. McCLUSKEY
RUTH A. WOODBURY

10 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Board of Appeals

During the year ending December 31, 1956, this board held twenty-four
hearings. We rendered decisions on twenty-two of these cases.

BOARD OF APPEALS

WILLIAM C. McKIE
JAMES J. CURLEY
JOHN J. ROUND, JR.

Report of Contributory Retirement

Board

There were 60 retired recipients or their beneficiaries receiving payment
from the Contributory Retirement System during the year 1956.

Three pensioners received disability benefits, four beneficiaries received
accidental death benefits and fifty-three pensioners received regular super-
annuation retirement benefits. Of these pensioners forty-five were over 70
years of age. Seven pensioners passed away during the year.

The total payments amounted to $70,200.26, of which $62,868.25 was
paid from the Pension Accumulation Fund and $7,332.01 was paid from the
Annuity Savings Fund.

Employee contributions to the Annuity Savings Fund amounted to
$49,871.45 during the year.

The following is an analysis of the retired and active employees dur-
ing the five year period from 1952 through 1956. (Exclusive of school
teachers.)

1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

Active employees 302 294 286 305 309

Retired employees 53 51 52 55 53

355 345 338 360 362

Contributory Retirement System — Dec. 31, 1956 (Before Closing)

♦Investment Bonds $199,445.57

* Investment Stocks 26,988.00

Cash 2,965.65

Savings Bank Deposits 91,446.27

Paid-up Co-operative Shares 162,000.00

Accrued Interest on Bonds 34.56

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Annuity Savings 322,152.87

Annuity Reserve 66,383.30

Special Fund for Military Service 6,987.23

Pension Fund 109,952.24

Expense Fund 3,641.65

Deductions Gr. "A" 38,496.89

Deductions Gr. "B" 11,374.56

Refund of Deductions Gr. "A" 9,983.43

Refund of Deductions Gr. "B" 4,123.83

Annuities paid 7,332.01

Pensions paid 62,868.25

Expenses paid 3,640.14

Investment Income 11,838.97

$570,827.71 $570,827.71

* These figures are subject to market value adjustment by the Committee on
Insurance Commissioners.

ERVINE LAUGHTON, Chairman
JOHN J. MCCARTHY, Secretary
WILLIAM D. SCOTT

12 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Chief of Police

Number of arrests 461

Number of arrests on warrants 37

Number of arrests w/o warrants 184

Number of arrests on capias 3

Number of summonses served 237

Males 426

Females 35

Residents 191

Non-residents 270

FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES, VIZ:

Accosting 1

Animals, Cruelty to 2

Arrested for other officers 18

Assault and battery 5
Automobile laws, violation of:

Causing property damage 1

Exceeding outside registered width of truck 9

Exceeding overall registered length of truck 7

Failing to stop for a police officer 3

Improper registration plates 1

Mechanical signal, not stopping 8

One-way street, violation of 1

Operating after suspension of license 3

Operating — failing to slow down at intersection 4

Operating — no registration 1

Operating so as to endanger 3

Operating — speeding 2

Operating under influence of liquor 15

Operating with unnecessary noise 2

Operating without license 8

Operating without official inspection 5

Parking overtime 157

Refusing to show license to police officer 1

Uninsured car 6

Unregistered car 7

Using without authority 1

Breaking, entering and larceny in the night-time 1

Breaking, entering in the night-time and attempt to commit larceny 2

Breaking, entering and larceny in the daytime 5
Children :

Stubborn child 1

Delinquency, contributing to 1

Drunkenness 106

Exposing person 1

Illegitimacy 3

Insane 8

Larceny 23

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Loitering fi&SSafi.

Lottery, setting up and promoting

Non-support

Revolver, carrying without a license » -

Runaway boys **

Runaway girls

Robbery — armed

Safe-keeping

Truancy

Violation of probation

HOW DISPOSED OF:

Continued

Defaulted

Delivered to other officers

Discharged

Dismissed

Fines imposed

185

Grand Jury

House of Correction

Insane Hospital

Middlesex Training School

Placed on file

Probation

Released

State Farm

State Prison

Suspended sentence to House of Correction

Suspended sentence to Sherborn

Suspended sentence to State Farm

Youth Service Board, committed to

Youth Service Board, suspended sentence to

AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT:

1 @ $ 1.00

$ 1.00

68 @ 2.00

136.00

29 @ 3.00

87.00

14 @ 5.00

70.00

2 @ 7.00

14.00

1 @ 8.00

8.00

27 @ 10.00

270.00

3 @ 15.00

45.00

9 @ 20.00

180.00

10 @ 25.00

250.00

4 @ 35.00

140.00

6 @ 50.00

300.00

3 @ 75.00

225.00

6 @ 100.00

600.00

1 @ 125.00

125.00

1 @ 200.00

200.00

Total

$ 2,651.00

14 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

MISCELLANEOUS REPORT:

Accidents reported 439

Amount of lost property recovered $3,414.02

Amount of property left outside of stores and cared for $1,247.00

Amount of stolen property recovered $8,760.91

Bicycles taken — no lights 1

Broken wires reported 48

Burglary (false alarm) 55

Complaints and cases investigated 2,125

Dead and stray cats reported 33

Dead bodies cared for 9

Defects in gas pipes reported 4

Defects in hydrants reported 1

Defects in streets and sidewalks reported 116

Defects in water pipes reported 5

Details for public assemblages 708

Drowning 1

Dog bites reported 61

Dogs killed 32

Fires discovered and alarm given 11

Fires discovered and extinguished without alarm 4

Hens killed by dogs (number of cases) 2

House lights reported out 1

Lanterns put in dangerous places 31

Lights found burning in buildings 6

Lost children cared for 31

Lost dogs found and returned to owners 171

Medical Examiner cases 9

Obstruction removed from the street 14

Officers at fires 198

Persons missing 19

Rescued from drowning 18

Runaway boys cared for 17

Runaway girls cared for 5

Sick and disabled people assisted 565

Street lights not burning 140

Water running to waste 7

Wires burning trees 5

Legal papers served for out-of-town departments 433

Legal papers served in town for our own department 353

Number of three-way summonses issued for traffic violations 1,966

Money collected at office for fines imposed by the Court $10.00

Money collected at office on non-support cases $771.50

Money collected for restitution $472.02

Money collected for revolver permits issued $ 93.00

Money collected on ambulance cases $213.00

Money collected for bicycle registrations $ 77.90

Money collected for taxi licenses issued $ 85.00

Money collected for taxi badges issued $ 85.00

Number of ambulance cases 508

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Number of miles covered by ambulance 4,842

Number of miles covered by cruising car 91 38,214

Number of miles covered by cruising car 92 7,492

Number of miles covered by cruising car 94 29,778

Number of miles covered by cruising car 95 7,189

Number of miles covered by old ambulance 108

Number of miles covered by motorcycle 1,239

Number of duty calls 52,810

AUXILIARY POLICE

During the past year, the Auxiliary Police has been used in directing
traffic, for police duty at the bathing beaches, as well as assisting regular
officers on May 30th, over the July 4th celebration, on Hallowe'en night,
and on other occasions when needed. These officers have worked a total
of 2,727% hours of police work without any cost to the town. For the past
two years, the auxiliary has been under the able leadership of Patrolman
William R. Connors.

Again this year, I recommend that a sum of money be set aside in the
Civil Defense appropriation for police uniforms and equipment for these
officers in order that they may be properly equipped for any emergency.
They do not get paid for their services and it is not right to expect them
to pay out money from their own pockets for uniforms and equipment.

To all members of the Auxiliary Department, who have shown such
an interest in attending semi-monthly meetings and in giving their time
for police work when called upon, I wish to extend my sincere thanks. I
sincerely trust that this organization will continue to function during the
coming year with the same spirit it has shown in the past.

CONCLUSION:

On June 30th, 1956, Sergeant Walter E. Peterson retired from the Po-
lice Department after thirty continuous years of faithful and honorable
service to the Town of Wakefield.

JOHN G. GATES, Chief

16 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Chief of Fire Department

During the year this department has responded to 640 alarms, which
are divided as follows: 166 Box Alarms and 474 Still Alarms.

Estimate of Property Endangered $417,042.10

Insurance on Property Endangered 677,192.10

Loss on Property 68,881.92

Insurance Paid on Loss 56,161.92

Transit Value 32,525.00

Transit Loss 30,349.34

During the year a 750 gallon pump was purchased from the Mack
Trucks Inc. and put in service November 7, 1956.

In closing this report I wish to extend to the Honorable Board of Se-
lectmen my sincere thanks for the interest and cooperation manifested by
them in all matters pertaining to this department.

I wish to express my appreciation to the Call Men for their cooperation
at all times; also the Officers and Members of the Permanent Force; to
the Auxiliary Firemen who have given so freely of their time and efforts,
and to all other town departments for their assistance and cooperation.

WILLIAM P. HURTON,

Chief of Fire Department

REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN

During the year there was a total of 206 woods and grass fires.

WILLIAM P. HURTON,

Forest Warden

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 17

Report of Building Inspector

Building permits granted 303
Sets of plans for new houses, schools, alterations and

additions approved 302

Building inspections made 2,010

Inspections with State Inspector 22

Buildings condemned 2

Inspections with Fire Chief 33

Inspections with State fire marshal's office 3

Complaints investigated 160

Complaints investigated regarding Zoning By-Laws 104

Violations of Zoning Laws checked 76

Public halls inspected 2

Circus and carnival inspections 2

Lodging houses inspected 6

Shingle permits issued 21

Sidewalk permits issued 27

Fire escapes inspected 10

Sign inspections 26

Notices posted on dangerous and unsafe buildings 4

Fire inspections 21

Buildings razed 22

Buildings moved 1

Convalescent homes inspected 5

Permits refused 24

Miles driven 4,692

Board of Appeal hearings attended 24

Calls received at home before and after hours 347

Elevators inspected 23
Total valuation of permits granted $5,200,287.00
Permit fees received $888.00

PERMIT VALUATIONS FOR PAST SIX YEARS

1951

$1,464,545.00

1954 $2,310,200.00

1952

2,012,544.00

1955 1,636,845.00

1953

2,629,161.00

1956 5,200,287.00

FRANK A. TREDINNICK,

Building Inspector

18 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Wire Inspector

Permits granted 891

Temporary service permits 44

Inspections made 1,263

Inspections approved 891

Temporary approvals (houses still under construction) 138

Installations not passing inspection 45

Installations rejected, corrected and passed 45

Wiring without obtaining permit 115

Changes in service (two to three wire) 98

Notified for non-payment of fees 115

Inspections of convalescent homes 6

Inspections of public schools 2

Public buildings inspected 10

Meetings on job with electricians 75

Property owners notified to make wiring changes 5

Inspections with Fire Chief 15

Requests from tenants for inspections 5
Fees collected Jan. 1, 1956 to Dec. 31, 1956 and

deposited in Wakefield Trust Co. $1,710.50

Appropriation 1958 Town Meeting 1,516.50

Surplus of the department for 1956 194.00

JOHN J. CURRAN,

Wire Inspector

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Report of Plumbing Inspector

Number of permits issued

Number of fixtures installed

Gas storage — Hot water heaters

Electric storage — Hot water heaters

Oil storage — Hot water heaters

Hot water tanks

Tankless heaters

Water closets

Lavatories

Bath tubs

Showers

Urinals

Sinks

Laundry trays

Disposals

Dish washing machines

Washing machines

Traps

Soda fountains

Drinking fountain

Drains

Repiping

Air conditioner

Refrigerator drip

Cold pan drips

Dental chair

Sewer connections

Cesspools

Fees for permits

365
1,735

117

313

315

223

271

124

$ 1,266.00

KENNETH G. SHAW,

Inspector of Plumbing

20 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Animal Inspector

Eighty-five (85) animals were quarantined as a precautionary measure
against rabies.

One (1) animal died while under quarantine and was taken to the
Wasserman Laboratory for further examination. (It proved negative).
There were no cases of rabies in Wakefield during 1S56.

All cattle and their quarters were inspected and found to be in satis-
factory condition.

JOHN W. HOPKINS,

Animal Inspector

Report of Dog Officer

Answered nine hundred eighty-two (932) telephone calls.

Canvassed town twice (2) for unlicensed dogs.

Two hundred twelve (212) were picked up.

One hundred thirty-two (132) were returned.

Seventy-nine (79) were humanely disposed of.

One (1) was sold. Money turned into town treasurer.

Sixty-seven (67) stray cats were picked up.

Four (4) were returned to their rightful owners.

Sixty-three (63) were humanely disposed of.

One hundred forty- two (142) dead animals were picked up.

JOHN W. HOPKINS,

Dog Officer

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Report of Sealer of Weights and
Measures

Adjusted

Sealed C

ondem

Scales over 10,000 lbs.

Scales 5,000 to 10,000 lbs.

Scales 100 to 5,000 lbs.

Scales under 100 lbs.

106

Avoirdupois weights

127

Linear measures

Gasoline meters

Vehicle tanks

Bulk storage

Gasoline pumps

Leather measures

Cloth measures devices

Reweighs on meats and vegetables — 249

Fees collected— $363.45

JAMES J. DEVLIN,

Sealer

22 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Director of Civil Defense

This Department was organized pursuant to directives issued by the
Governor of Massachusetts and Chapter 639 General Laws of Massachu-
setts.

There is one paid employee serving as office clerk and field agent. The
Director and all other members of the organization are serving on a vol-
unteer basis.

Warden Service: The group was disbanded because no funds were
appropriated for equipment or training.

Communications Service: A discarded fire truck was given a com-
plete overhaul by the Wakefield Road Knights and placed in operation.
The Road Knights donated parts and equipment and other parts were do-
nated by private merchants. The interior of the truck was remodeled by
the Kiley family and is ready to receive communication equipment. This
town is one of the few towns that has an operation plan accepted by the
Federal Communication Commission permitting it to be on the air when
all other communications systems must remain silent, yet the town has
never appropriated money to purchase the equipment necessary to fulfill
the plan. On six occasions during the past year the need for this equip-
ment was clearly demonstrated.

A nation-wide communications test was held in July and Wakefield
was able to participate only through the use of borrowed equipment.

The Wakefield Kiwanis Club donated an aluminum 14' rescue boat
which has responded to many calls. If this boat had not been available
to the town at the time of an unfortunate drowning accident no rescue nor
body recovery steps could have been taken for about 15 minutes.

Auxiliary Police: This service again proved its worth and saved the
town in direct dollars and cents more than the entire amount appropriated
for Civil Defense for the year.

Auxiliary Fire and Rescue Services: This service and the heavy rescue
truck also proved itself another valuable asset to the town, performing ex-
cellent work at disaster scenes and local emergencies.

Matching Funds Program: This town's failure to avail itself of the
matching funds program cost $5,263.50. Again more than the amount ap-
propriated to Civil Defense.

Emergencies in this town during the past year again indicated a need
for a Control Center, Races Plan equipment and mobile generators. This
equipment is obtainable through the Matching Funds Program, and the
Government Surplus Program. Lack of a control center makes Wakefield
ineligible to participate in either program.

JAMES F. HURTON,

Director of Civil Defense

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 23

Report of Board of Health

The year 1956 showed a very low incidence of communicable diseases.
One case of Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) was reported. The total for the pre-
vious year was 22.

The Board of Health voted to continue the Salk Vaccine inoculations
at school and pre-school clinics. Vaccine for inoculations by private physi-
cians was also dispensed through the Board of Health. A total of 3,300
children received inoculations at public clinics and 2,800 children received
their inoculations by private physicians. Local physicians again partici-
pated in this program with first inoculations starting in March, second
inoculations were completed in June. Wakefield was the second com-
munity in the State to complete their program before the school year
ended in June.

The Board of Health accepted with regret the resignation of Mrs.
Ernestine Nardone, R.N. Mrs. Nardone was appointed Public Health Nurse
in June of 1950. Mrs. Shirley Stoddart, R.N., was appointed full time Pub-
lic Health Nurse on August 1, 1956.

Preschool immunization clinics were held with a total of 33 children
receiving a series of 3 inoculations against diphtheria-tetanus and whoop-
ing cough and 123 receiving booster inoculations.

The Tuberculosis Case Register at the beginning of the year showed
a case load of 40. During the year 1956, 3 new cases were reported, 1
re- activated. At the present time there are six patients hospitalized. Ten
patients at home are on chemotherapy under their physician's supervision.

The following is an abbreviated summary of field trips, nursing serv-
ices and investigations made by the public health nurse :

Nursing visits to tuberculosis patients and contacts 112

Office visits of patients and contacts 20

Number of trips to Sanatoriums for X-rays 40

Number of contacts of tuberculosis patients X-rayed 89

Number of case register patients X-rayed 30

All others X-rayed 32

Patients hospitalized during the year 12

Poliomyelitis home visits 7

Premature baby investigations 7

Unsanitary conditions, food poisoning, etc. 8

Kindergartens supervised 6

ROBERT DUTTON, M.D., Chairman
ROBERT G. REED, Secretary
EVAN FAIRBANKS

24 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Board of Public Welfare

The same trend as evidenced itself in 1955 continued in 1956. Case
loads in all categories other than Disability Assistance decreased, but the
cost per case increased. As predicted, a new hospital care rate was made
effective, February 1, 1956 which increased costs. A further increase in
cost of living from 14.2% to 20% was made effective, July 1, 1956.

Total expenditures for all relief in Wakefield, including maintenance
of the Town Home and administration amounted to $416,766.92.

We had returned from all sources $324,510.22, which resulted in a net
cost to Wakefield of $92,256.70 or, 22.1% of total expended.

General Relief

We have had only a few full time, single unit, cases in this program.
In addition, we, as usual, assisted a few families where income was dis-
rupted because of illness or unemployment.

Aid to Dependent Children

Our estimate of 16 cases for the year proved to be accurate. We added
9 cases to the rolls and closed 6 for the following reasons:

Became self-supporting * 5

Moved from community 1

Disability Assistance

The number of persons applying for aid in this category increased, but
not to the figure of our estimate. Because of the health conditions of these
cases they are proving to be more costly than a case in other categories.
We added 7 cases during the year and closed 13 for the following reasons:

By death 6

Became self-supporting 1

Admitted to a State Hospital 3

Moved from community 2

Continued eligibility not established 1

Old Age Assistance

Nothing eventful occurred in this category. The total case load de-
clined from 295 at the beginning of the year, to 286. A new law, effective
November 7, 1956, allows aliens, who have lived in this country for twenty
years, to receive Old Age Assistance if otherwise eligible. We look forward,
therefore, to added cases in 1957. We added 38 cases during the year and
closed 50 for the following reasons :

By death 39

Admitted to a State Hospital 4

Moved from community 5

Continued eligibility not established 2

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 25

Town Home

The Town Home continues to be closed for resident clients and is be-
ing carried on a maintenance basis until the town votes disposition.

Respectfully submitted,

M. LEO CONWAY, Chairman
P. ELIZABETH KITCHENMAN
PETER Y. MYHRE
ALBERT J. PETRUCCI

Financial Statement — 1956

Category

Income

Expenses

Disability Assistance

$ 48,600.49

Federal

$ 12,037.89

State

25,634.08

Refunds

378.86

Aid to Dependent Children

23,458.75

Federal

9,079.84

State

7,549.54

Refunds

366.35

Old Age Assistance

300,155.58

Federal

113,903.34

State

129,258.92

Refunds

2,200.28

Other Cities and Towns

5,075.57

General Relief

12,660.48

State (Unsettled Cases)

2,335.00

Living in Wakefield, settled elsewhere

1,178.69

Refunds — 1956

1,061.45

Refunds — Prior years

114.00

Unpaid Bills

3,707.30

Administration

28,184.32

Federal

13,527.51

State

508.90

$324,510.22

416,766.92
324,510.22

$ 92,256.70

22.1%

Administration

(All Categories)

Board Members

Appropriated (Town Funds) $ 690.00

Expended (Town Funds) 690.00

Balance None

26 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Office Employees

Appropriated (Town Funds) $ 12,810.00

Expended (Town Funds) 12,810.00

Balance None

Balance, 1955 (Federal Funds) $ 2,199.05

Grants, 1956 (Federal Funds) 13,527.51

Refunds 4.00

Funds Available (Federal) $ 15,730.56

Funds Expended (Federal) 14,684.32

Balance (Federal) $ 1,046.24

Recapitulation

Funds Available (Town and Federal) $ 29,230.56

Funds Expended (Town and Federal) 28,184.32

Balance (Federal) $ 1,046.24

Source of Funds

Federal $ 13,527.51

State 508.90

Town 14,147.91

GENERAL RELIEF

Unpaid Bills for Years Prior to 1955

Appropriated

Balance (Town Funds) 1955

Expended

Balance (Town Funds) 1956

Unpaid Bills for 1955

Appropriated (Town Funds)
Refund (Town Funds)

Funds Available (Town Funds)
Funds Expended (Town Funds)

Balance (Town Funds) $ 28.66

Recipients

Appropriated (Town Funds) $ 18,700.00

Refunds (Town Funds) 1,061.45

000.00

166.92

000.00

166.92

3,553.96

182.00

3,735.96

3,707.30

Funds Available $ 19,761.45

Expended (Town Funds) 12,660.48

Balance $ 7,100.97

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 27

1956 Case Load Distribution

Living Wakefield, with Wakefield Settlement
Living Wakefield, without Settlement
Living Other Cities and Towns with Wakefield

Settlement
Living in Wakefield with Settlement in Other Cities

and Towns

Disability Assistance
Recipients

Funds Available

Appropriated (Town) $ 43,000.00

Balance (Federal) 1955 583.04

Grants (Federal) 1956 12,037.89

Refunds (Federal) 378.86

Cases
28
3

Amount

$ 6,886.84

2,335.00

2,259.95

1,178.69

$ 12,660.48

Source of 1956 Funds

Federal $

9,079.84

State

7,549.54

Town

6,829.37

Total Funds $ 55,999.79

P\mds Expended 48,600.49

Balance (Federal Funds) $ 7,399.30

Source of 1956 Funds

Federal $ 12,037.89

State 25,634.08

Town 10,928.52

Aid to Dependent Children

Recipients

Funds Available

Appropriated $ 19,000.00

Balance (Federal) 1955 415.54

Grants (Federal) 1956 9,079.84

Refunds (Federal) 366.35

Total Funds $ 28,861.73

Funds Expended 23,458.75

Balance (Federal Funds) $ 5,402.98

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Old Age Assistance
Recipients and Other Cities and Towns

Funds Available

Appropriated
Balance (Federal) 1955
Grants (Federal) 1956
Refunds

Total Funds
Funds Expended

Balance (Federal Funds)

Appropriated
Expended

Balance

Home is closed — caretaker in charge.

$211,000.00

11,080.97

113,903.34

2,200.28

$338,184.59

300,155.58

\mds)

$ 38,029.01

Source of 1956 Funds

Federal $113,903.34

State 129,258.92

Town 56,993.32

Town Home

$ 1,295.00

1,295.00

None

Retirement

Appropriated
Expended

Balance

941.70
941.70

None

M. LEO CONWAY, Chairman
P. ELIZABETH KITCHENMAN
PETER Y. MYHRE
ALBERT J. PETRUCCI

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 29

Report of Veterans' Services and Benefits

The Veterans' Benefits and Services Department submits its annual
report for the year ending December 31, 1956.

Under Chap. 115, General Laws as amended, the Town of Wakefield
is reimbursed one-half of all monies spent, provided that proper authoriza-
tion from the State as to settlement, dependency and need is shown.

Recipients Expenses $ 32,450.00
Outstanding Medical Bills for 1956

Request Town Meeting Appropriation 857.28

Number of Recipients aided 93 Cases

Medical Cases Aided 52 Cases

Fuel Cases Aided 18 Cases

Veterans' Services

Korean Bonus Applications 92 Cases

Disability Applications 37 Cases

Photostatic Copies 137 Cases

Education, House Loans, Insurance 84 Cases

Hospitalization and Out-Patient 41 Cases

RICHARD J. McGRAIL,

Veterans' Agent
Veterans' Service Director

Report of Personnel Board

During the past year the Personnel Board has held a number of meet-
ings with representatives of various town departments and boards to dis-
cuss and take action upon matters pertaining to the personnel by-law and
employees covered by this by-law.

Because of turnover in membership, three members of the Board have
been active for less than three months. Moderator-appointed members
Kenneth Mulligan and Roger Muse resigned and were replaced by the ap-
pointment of Daniel V. Lucey and Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr. John L. Clark,
an employee-elected member, resigned and the town employees elected
Arthur H. Anderson of the Board of Public Works as a new member of the
Personnel Board.

The board continues to be handicapped by the lack of an office of its
own, and it is hoped that this situation will soon be rectified.

FRANK A. TREDINNICK, JR.

Chairman, Personnel Board

30 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Recreation Commission

More than 1,000 parents and friends attended the annual Demonstra-
tion Day of the playgrounds. It was held at Veterans' Field.

The folk dancing classes from the various playgrounds, and the handi-
craft exhibit were held under lights on the tennis courts.

The handicraft class made potholders, mail-holders, felt beanies, felt
purses, gimp articles and stuffed animals.

Softball for adults, baseball, tennis, horseshoes, basketball, dodge ball,
badminton, croquet, bean bags, kickball, track and field events, and story-
telling were the activities on the play areas.

A regulation Little League park on Farm Street was completed.

Colonel Edward J. Connelly Recreation Area was fenced in.

A regulation Pony League diamond was constructed on Moulton play
area.

Attendance at all play areas was much higher than in previous years.
There were 12 minor accidents during the year.

There were 119 games played in the Adult Softball League; 132 in
Little League baseball; 56 in Pony League baseball, and 62 in Pioneer
League baseball.

It is hoped that swimming will be better controlled at the Col. Edward
J. Connelly area, now that it is fenced in.

Plans for the future are: Opening of the Dolbeare School Playground,
spraying of the skating surface near Col. Edward J. Connelly Park, adding
lights to Veterans' Field for night softball, erecting an overhead backstop
at Maple Way baseball field, and erecting a field house on Moulton Play-
ground.

DR. PHILIP L. McAULIFFE, Chairman
JOSEPH J. McMAHON, Secretary
PATSY J. CARISELLA
NICHOLAS F. MAURIELLO
DANTE VOLPE
FLORENCE P. GOULD
MARJORIE G. McCANN

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 31

Report of Board of Public Works

Mr. Joseph H. DeFoe retired as Director of Public Works on October
15, 1956. Mr. DeFoe served the board faithfully for six years.

Mr. George R. Winters was elected as Director of Public Works for a
three year term starting October 15, 1956.

Substantially, all work planned for in the 1956 budget has been accom-
plished. Construction of sewers voted in the 1956 town meetings and the
projects held over from 1955 have been completed. Orchard Circle, Roch-
elle Drive and Thistledale Road construction was consummated. The pro-
gram of surface treatment and resurfacing streets was carried forward as
outlined in the director's report.

We were unsuccessful in completing the relaying program of old water
mains due to the necessity of water main extensions. A revised program
for water main relay and extension has been formulated and all the work
under the old program should be completed in 1957.

We are recommending an increase in the amount appropriated for
drainage as there are many serious drainage situations that need correc-
tions immediately.

We are requesting one revision in the rates of pay for engineers to
permit us to employ a man in the engineering division who will be quali-
fied to assume the duties of Town Engineer.

We are requesting the appointment of a committee to investigate the
feasibility of the construction of an incinerator jointly with the town of
Stoneham, Reading and Lynnfield for the disposal of rubbish. Facilities
for the proper disposal of rubbish are of paramount importance to the town.

For description of the work of the various divisions of the department
we refer you to the report of the Director of Public Works which follows
our report.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

GEORGE F. GARDNER, Chairman
WILLIAM T. THISTLE, Secretary
SIDNEY F. ADAMS
SABATINO BENEDETTO
JOSEPH J. NOLAN

REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

In the past year the department has completed the work schedule set
forth in the budget and town meeting with the exception of the construc-
ion of new sidewalks. This was due in part to the retirement of Mr. De-
Foe and the appointment of a new director. The accomplishments of the
year are outlined in the reports prepared by each division supervisor which
follow.

Our most pressing problems have to do with the water supply of the
town, the dump, the drainage work, and the need for sidewalks.

32 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

The water problem will be brought to the attention of the town meet-
ing this year by the Water Survey Committee. The members of the board
and the men of the department have tried to work with the Committee
and assist them in every possible way.

In regard to the dump problem, this department has requested addi-
tional funds for the coming year to carry on a more satisfactory program
of sanitary land fill. We realize that anything we do at our present loca-
tion will be of a temporary nature, and we are atempting to find new dump
locations. We are also investigating incineration of rubbish, and in this
regard we are working with joint committees from neighboring towns.

The amount of drainage work yet to be done in the town is prac-
tically unlimited, and the further development of the town increases the
problem. We attempt to ease the most critical situations, and still main-
tain a planned extension of our drainage facilities. A review of the
drainage areas of the town must be started soon to correlate the work of
this department and the work currently being done by the Massachusetts
Department of Public Works, Division of Waterways.

Construction of new sidewalks will be attempted this year by the
utilization of town men and equipment in place of contracting the work
as has been done in previous years. It is hoped by this method we can
stretch our budget to include more work for each dollar spent, and perhaps
be able to diminish the number of requests facing the department.

GEORGE R. WINTERS, Director

ENGINEERING DIVISION

The Engineering Division during 1956 furnished street house numbers,
street right of way lines and grades, also necessary engineering for work
carried on by the various divisions of the Public Works Department.

Detailed estimates and contract plans were completed by outside help
for the construction of Thistledale Road, Rochelle Drive and Orchard
Circle.

Requests for sidewalks and curbing were received and added to the
long list on file.

Plans and specifications were prepared for the construction of a park-
ing area, including an approach for a municipal boat landing. Pavement,
curbing and drainage were completed.

MOTH AND TREE DIVISION

During the year we lost two hundred trees throughout the town due
to the Dutch Elm Disease and other causes.

We planted one hundred fifty-five maples, grown in our nursery, on
various streets throughout the town.

We have about ten thousand trees under our care. During the past
hurricanes and sleet storms, many of these trees were injured and required
our constant care.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 33

Dutch Elm Disease is still at a steady incline. Most of our trees with
this disease have been removed.

Gypsy Moth, Tent Caterpillars, and the Satin Moth are about the
same as in the past years, but the Japanese Beetles have increased in
many areas.

With our Mist Blower we were able to spray many of our elms twice
and some of our swamps were sprayed for mosquitoes.

ERNEST J. McWHINNIE,

Superintendent

REPORT OF PARK AND CEMETERY DIVISION

The following report for 1956 is a brief resume of work completed, and
activities that are over and above the regular maintenance that is the re-
sponsibility of this division:

Park: Repaving of the tennis court at Veterans' Field which was
contracted to the H. H. McGuire Company.

The completion of the parking area at the William Hall Park. This
involved the laying of the subgrade, paving the area with two courses of
hot top and the installation of hot top curbing. This also was contracted
to the H. H. McGuire Company.

The baseball diamonds at Veterans' Field, Moulton Playground and
the John J. Round Park were completely rebuilt.

A new Little League Field was completed on town property on Farm
Street and this will be available for use in 1957.

A new chain link fence was installed at the Col. Connelly Park. This
should adequately protect the children using the area.

Bath House: The average daily attendance for 1956 at the Spaulding
Street bathing area was approximately 250. No serious accidents occurred
during the season, nor was there any evidence of extreme rowdyism.

The Red Cross swimming classes were well attended. The following
certificates were issued to those completing the various classes.

Beginners 190 Swimmers 20

Intermediate 50 Advanced 2

In the adult beginners division five young mothers were enrolled.

The classes were under the leadership of Miss Carolyn Maher and as-
sisted by the remainder of the bathhouse staff.

Life saving courses were taught by Mr. Joseph Tecce, ably assisted by
Mr. Philip McAuliffe; four senior and 20 junior certificates were awarded.

Cemetery: During 1956 the following interments were made in Forest
Glade Cemetery :

Adults 80

Babies and Stillborn 16

Total 96

34 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Foundations — Markers and Monuments 54

Sale of Lets and Graves

Recorded baby graves 9

Single adult graves 10

Two lot graves 22

Four lot graves 2

Five lot graves 1

Permanent Improvements: In addition to regular maintenance a
section containing approximately 350 graves was graded and seeded. This
area will be available for sale in 1957.

A 6 inch water main was installed for a distance of 1,400 feet into the
central part of the cemetery. This main is the first phase of developing
proper watering facilities; and it will also give greater fire protection for
adjacent undeveloped town land.

In conjunction with the above, a new main avenue was graveled and
graded. In the spring of 1957 this will be surface treated and made ready
for immediate use.

J. HENRY VIK, Supervisor

WATER DIVISION

WATER CONSTRUCTION
By Contractor

Daniel Road, 500 feet 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Magnolia Terrace, 525 feet 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Sycamore Road, 225 feet 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Meadowview Road, 480 feet 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Goodwin Street, 250 feet 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Gregoria Road, 96 feet 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Michael Road, 32 feet 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Aldrich Road, 215 feet 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Louise Avenue, 432 feet 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.

By Town

Forest Glade Cemetery, 1400 feet 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.

WATER EXTENSIONS
By Contractor

Plymouth Road, 1000 feet 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Mitchell Lane, 650 feet 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.

By Town

Nahant Street, 500 feet 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe. (From
front No. 280 toward town line.)

Valley Street, 192 feet 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe. (From Na-
hant Street toward Water Street.)

Albion Street, 64 feet 12 -inch cast iron cement lined pipe. (From Green
Street to Stoneham town line.)

Preston Street, 128 feet 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe. (From
existing dead end near No. 6, 128 feet northerly to a dead end.)

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 35

WATER RECONSTRUCTION

West Water Street, from North Avenue toward Main Street, 400 feet 8-
inch cast iron cement lined pipe.

Green Street (Stoneham), from pumping main to standpipe, 2,800 feet
12 -inch cast iron cement lined pipe.

Water Street, from Farm Street to Montrose Avenue, 590 feet 12-inch
cast iron cement lined pipe.

Water Street, from Montrose Avenue to front of No. 188 Water Street,
1,200 feet 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.

Water Street, from front of No. 188 Water Street to town line, 680
feet 6 -inch cast iron cement lined pipe.

Montrose Avenue, from Water Street toward Salem Street, 56 feet 12-
inch cast iron cement lined pipe.

Farm Street, from Water Street toward Nahant Street, 36 feet 12-inch
cast iron cement lined pipe.

HYDRANTS BROKEN— 6
Muriel Avenue, opposite No. li.
Main Street, near Lawrence Street.
North Avenue, near Municipal Light Plant.
Oak Street, near Greenwood Fire Station.
Maple Street, near No. 7.
Jordan Avenue, cor. Byron Street.

HYDRANTS REPLACED— 3
North Avenue, front of No. 114.
North Avenue, opposite Church Street.
Central Street, opposite Spear's Milk Room.

NEW HYDRANTS— 8
Plymouth Road — 2 — bet. lot 24 and 25 and front of Lot 19.
Water Street — 2 — at Wiley Street and 200' from Saugus line.
Meadowview Road — 1 — 150 feet from Oak Street.
Louise Avenue — 1 — cor. Aldridge Road.
Daniel Road — 1 — bet. No. 12 and No. 16.
Mitchell Lane — 1 — opp. No. 16 Mitchell Lane.

SERVICES

New services — 160.

Services relaid during year — 74.

Number of feet of pipe laid on public land— 3763; Number of feet of
pipe laid on private land — 5016 (New Services).

Number of feet of pipe laid on public land— 1335; Number of feet of
pipe laid on private land — 1470 (Relays) .

Distribution System:

Extended during the year— 6689 feet, 6"-8" and 12" C. I. Cement lined
pipe.

Total miles of pipe now in use — 71.77.

Number of hydrants added — 8.

Range of pressure on mains — 20 pounds to 115 pounds.

Number of service taps now in use — 6042.

Percent of active services metered — 99%.

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145TH ANNUAL REPORT

1955

PUMPING RECORDS AND RAINFALL

Crystal

Driven

Bay State

Pumped

Month

Lake

Wells

Rainfall Stoneham

January

28,380,000

11,806,600

2,065,340

.88

February

26,005,000

11,000,600

1,931,140

3.63

March

28,265,000

13,293,100

2,300,970

4.32

April

28,345,000

12,452,300

1,972,430

3.09

May

37,555,000

10,261,600

2,025,920

1.92

June

34,855,000

9,377,000

1,895,400

3.66

July

43,205,000

9,856,500

2,028,280

1.93

754,500

August

37,235,000

10,830,100

3,575,910

12.93

September

30,925,000

10,319,700

3,281,700

2.09

October

36,030,000

12,170,400

1,749,780

7.80

November

31,855,000

13,529,800

1,786,260

5.58

December

29,090,000

14,243,500

1,739,400

.88
48.71

391,745,000

139,141,200

26,352,530

754,500

Total Pumped 1955

557,993,230

Average Daily Consumption 1955

1,528,748

Averag

e Daily Per d

ipita 1955

69.12

1956

PUMPING RECORDS AND RAINFALL

Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Crystal
Lake

29,665,000
27,585,000
32,040,000
31,010,000
32,905,000
42,920,000
44,430,000
46,630,000
32,290,000
33,185,000
31,195,000
30,575,000

414,430,000

Driven
Wells

12,668,700
12,123,900
11,848,500
11,830,900
11,531,100
11,790,900
12,316,800
10,410,200
9,640,200
13,392,200
16,233,900
16,507.200

150,294,500

Total Pumped 1956

Average Daily Consumption 1956

Average Daily Per Capita 1956

Bay State
Wells
1,740,500
1,659,360
1,537,400
1,667,730
1,752,040
1,634,680
1,636,860
1,546,510
1,503,560
1,608,850
1,558,440
1,584,150

19,430,080

Rainfall

6.66
4.30
8.18
2.01
2.33
1.82
2.12
2.11
3.69
3.80
3.22
5.49

45.73

584,154,580

1,596,050

72.03

38 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

SEWER DIVISION

CONSTRUCTION — 1956
By Developer under Town Supervision:

Daniel Road^OO feet
Goodwin Street — 255 feet
Magnolia Terrace — 400 feet
Plymouth Road— 800 feet

By the Department:

Grove Street — from Hanson Street, northerly approximately 370 feet
and southerly from Hanson Street approximately 325 feet to a dead end.

By contract to Crognale Construction Co. Inc.

Karl Road — from Walnut Street westerly approximately 380 feet to a
dead end.

Stedman Street — from an existing sewer northerly approximately 140
feet.

Myrtle Avenue — westerly through private land approximately 330 feet
to Ware Street, and in Ware Street approximately 160 feet.

Cottage Street — from an existing sewer in Valley Street southwesterly
approximately 350 feet.

Bellevue Avenue — from existing manhole easterly approximately 280
feet.

Overlook Road — from existing sewer northerly in Morgan Avenue ap-
proximately 220 feet.

Houston Street — from an existing sewer in Thorndike Road westerly
and southerly approximately 235 feet through private land to Houston
Street and in Houston Street southerly approximately 260 feet to a dead
end.

Converse Street — beginning from an existing sewer at the intersection
of Jordan Avenue and Dell Avenue; thence westerly approximately 1200
feet to a dead end.

By contract to J. D'Amico Company:

Spring Street from Linden Street, approximately 300 feet southeasterly
to Myrtle Avenue.

Myrtle Avenue from Spring Street, approximately 1,000 feet north-
easterly to Gladstone Street.

Spring Street approximately 437 feet northeasterly across private land
to Crystal Street

CONNECTIONS

Connections made during the year — 129.
Number of connections made to date — 3597.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 39

HIGHWAY DIVISION

The Highway Division continued its program for maintenance and
construction as far as time and funds would permit.

General Maintenance costs for the principal items are as follows:

Patching $ 16,919.36

Street cleaning 3,375.69

Rubbish collection and dump 25,301.61

Repairs to sidewalks 1,159.69

Street signs 2,185.35

Traffic lines 1,493.41

Cleaning catchbasins 3,099.97

Surface treatment 18,468.31

Snow and ice 63,150.94

Guardrails 119.66

Miscellaneous 1,711.32

Drainage 7,021.77

Pensions 6,639.12

Holidays and Vacations 6,317.66

Sick leave 1,920.74

$158,884.60

Under Chapter 90 Maintenance $3,900.00 was available for the surface
treatment of streets.

Under Chapter 90 Construction $42,000.00 was available for recon-
struction of North Avenue from Church Street to Armory Street. Bids
were received for this work in December 1955 and the work was completed
in the summer of 1956.

New Sidewalks, Rebuilding Sidewalks and Replacing Curb was let out
on bids in late Fall 1955 and was completed in 1956.

CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE

Appropriation by Town $ 1,300.00

Appropriation by County 1,300.00

Appropriation by State 1,300.00

$ 3,900.00

The following streets were given a surface treatment: Lowell Street
from Pleasant Street Extension westerly to Main Street, Main Street from
Lowell Street southerly to Central Street.

Patching :
The cost:

Labor $ 9,038.58

Material 7,880.78

$ 16,919.36

40 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Street cleaning:
The cost:

Labor $ 2,248.90

Material 1,126.79

$ 3,375.69
Street cleaning includes the cleaning of streets in the Spring prior to
surface treatment and the business section four times a week.
Rubbish Collection and Dump
The cost:

Labor $ 23,780.86

Material 1,520.75

$ 25,301.61
Repairs to Sidewalks
The cost:

Labor $ 937.17

Material 222.52

$ 1,150.69
This item is for the repair to damaged sidewalks, removing curb, in-
stalling corners and entrances to new homes.
Street Signs
The cost:

Labor $ 1,961.52

Material 223.83

$ 2,185.35

This item includes the erection of new signs for street direction — traffic
controls and the painting of existing signs (all types).
Traffic Lines
The cost:

Labor $ 103.12

Material 1,390.29

$ 1,493.41
This item includes all cross walks, center lines, bus stops, taxi stands,
stop lines, all parking spaces and restricted curb markings. All traffic lines
and markings are made to conform with State Highway Specifications.
This work was done under contract.
Cleaning Catchbasins:
The cost:

Labor $ 3,031.54

Material 68.43

$ 3,099.97

Miscellaneous
The cost :

Labor $ 1,482.18

Material 229.14

$ 1,711.32

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 41

Guardrails
The cost:

Labor $ 34.16

Material 85.50

$ 119.66

Drainage Maintenance
The cost:

Labor $ 5,779.06

Material 1,242.71

$ 7,021.77

Surface Treatment
The cost:

Labor $ 2,525.04

Material 15,943.27

$ 18,468.31

Forty-nine streets were given a treatment of seal coat for a distance
of 13.9 miles at a cost of $ .08 per square yard.

New sidewalks, rebuilding sidewalks and replacing curb, was done this
year by contractor. (1955 contract)

11 Charles St.

858-860-866-868
872 Main St.

44-46-46A-48 Bartley St.

36 Lawrence St.

26-28 Salem St.

5-7-9 Lawrence St.

17-18-19-22 White Circle
63 Cedar St.
36 West Water St.
19 Pine Ridge Rd.
29 Pearl St.
15 Water St.
34 Park St.

58-60-64-66 Richardson St.
12-16-20-22-26-28-30 Coolidge Pk.

Prospect Street was given a hot top surface from Chestnut Street to
Vale View Road, a distance of 1700 feet at a cost of .69 per yard, a total of
5100 square yards — this work was done under contract.

STREET CONSTRUCTION

Rochelle Drive and Orchard Circle

Appropriation $ 31,995.88

Expended 19,524.40

Balance $ 12,471.48

Thistledale Road

Appropriation $ 14,500.00

Expended 10,942.60

Balance $ 3,557.40

42 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of School Committee

ORGANIZATION— 1956
William W. Allyn, Chairman 1959

31 Robert Street
Henry F. Galvin, Secretary 1958

340 Albion Street
Mrs. Dorothea J. Wettergreen, Treasurer 1958

7 Newell Road
Lane W. Fuller 1959

59 Parker Road
Mrs. Jean W. Beebe 1957

142 Main Street
Richard J. Volpe 1957

265 Nahant Street

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
John B. Hendershot 74 Chestnut Street

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
R. Edgar Fisher 24 Summit Avenue

SECRETARY TO SUPERINTENDENT
Pauline E. Meads 5 Fairmount Avenue

SECRETARY
Lora E. Harris 53 Prospect Street

CLERK
Eleanor M. Cardillo 97 Nahant Street

REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

At the annual town election in March, Lane W. Fuller was re-elected
to a three year term en the School Committee and William W. Allyn, a
former member, was elected to rill the seat vacated by Richard J. McGrail
who was not a candidate for reelection. According to the new Rules and
Regulations, the organization of the School Committee was changed from
March to September and on September 11th, at a regular meeting the fol-
lowing officers were chosen:

William W. Allyn, Chairman

Henry F. Galvin, Secretary

Mrs. Dorothea J. Wettergreen, Treasurer

Several articles inserted in the Warrant by the School Committee were
acted upon at the annual town meeting:

1. To transfer control of the Town Farm buildings and land to the
School Committee. This article was defeated.

2. An appropriation was asked to take test borings and secure esti-
mates for the cost of constructing an athletic field for the Senior
High School at the Town Farm property. This article was also
defeated.

3. Two articles for the taking by eminent domain the property at the
Montrose School of land in the N. W. corner and of land on the
south side were defeated.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 43

4. The School Committee was authorized to establish and maintain
State Aided Vocational Education under the provisions of Chapter
74.

An article, not sponsored by the committee, was passed to increase the
size of the School Committee by election of a seventh member at the an-
nual election in March 1957.

A significant accomplishment this year was the adoption on October
23, 1956, of a completely revised copy of the Policies and Regulations of the
School Committee. Contained therein are rules and regulations for the use
of Wakefield public school buildings for other than regular school pur-
poses.

A new form of high school diploma recommended by a committee of
the High School faculty was adopted. This requires only the signatures of
the principal, the Superintendent of Schools and the School Committee
Chairman.

Several changes in personnel were made during the year. In addition
to the replacement of 29 teachers, 5 new teachers and a librarian were
hired. Mr. Robert C. Murray was appointed principal of the Franklin-
Woodville district succeeding Mr. David Dix who resigned, and Miss Ethelyn
M. Cowperthwaite succeeded Mrs. Katherine Morrill as Elementary Con-
sultant. Following the resignation of Mr. Thomas O'Donnell as football
coach, Mr. William Tighe was unanimously elected head coach for the
year 1957. The school system lost the faithful services of two excellent
teachers, Miss Alice E. Calkins and Miss Isabella M. Hirst through retire-
ment last June, and the entire personnel was saddened by the sudden death
of Mrs. Alice E. Ladieu, for 28 years a teacher in the Commercial Depart-
ment of the Senior High School.

The Wakefield public school system also lost two life-long friends with
the deaths of T. Frank Shea, former principal in the Wakefield school sys-
tem, and Harry B. Allman. a former chairman of the School Committee.

Considerable time was spent by committee members in the study and
discussion of teachers salaries culminating in the adoption by the commit-
tee of the following salary schedule effective in September 1957:

Bachelor's degree

Men $3,400 to $5,050

Women $3,300 to $4,950

Master's degree

Men $3,700 to $5,350
Women $3,550 to $5,200

The maximum figures to be reached at the end of the 12th step. In
addition teachers with fifteen years' service may attain an extra $200 for
teaching experience.

There were 4,472 students enrolled in Wakefield public schools as of
Sept. 10, 1956— Senior High 956— Junior High 969— Elementary 2,547, and the
committee is concerned with building plans based on future estimated en-
rollments. In October, the committee was informed that the Elementary

44 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

School Survey Committee plans to make the following recommendations at
the 1957 Annual Town Meeting :

1. A four room addition to the Montrose School

2. A four room addition to the Dolbeare School

3. Acquisition of land on Montrose Ave. for future building site.

4. Acquisition of land for similar purpose on west side of Greenwood
area.

Recommendations of the Junior High School Survey Committee are
expected to relieve a crowded situation and avoid the necessity of double
sessions in 1958. Prompt action on these recommendations is vital to the
welfare of our school system.

Adult Education classes were continued during the 1956-1957 season
and a Summer School was conducted at the Dolbeare School.

Continuation of the Eye and Ear Testing Program was also approved
for the year 1956.

During the year, the School Committee assumed the cost of two home-
to-school intercommunicating systems for two Wakefield children and
acted upon the following recommendations:

Permission was granted to the Bay State Basketball Tournament Com-
mittee to hold their annual tournament in the Memorial H. S. gymnasium.

Permission was granted to the Recreation Committee to build a bas-
ketball field and erect a backstop on the southeast corner of the Dolbeare
School property.

The School Committee supported the Selectmen in opposition to the
construction of a fire station on land adjacent to the Montrose School
and expressed opposition to the establishment of a liquor outlet within 500
feet of any school property.

On November 17th the New England Business Educators held their an-
nual convention at Memorial H. S. Miss Ruth Hiatt of the local staff was
general chairman for this meeting which was attended by five hundred
N. E. teachers and school officials.

Mrs. Jean W. Beebe was the delegate of the Wakefield School Commit-
tee at the 1956 meeting of the Mass. Association of School Committees held
in Chatham last June and Supt. Hendershot attended the Atlantic City
meeting of the American Associaion of School Administrators Feb. 18-23.
Mr. Lane W. Fuller, former chairman, was elected chairman of Area 2 of
the Mass. Association of School Committees.

Action was taken by the School Committee recently to arrange for
special meetings with departmental personnel to discuss plans and pro-
grams. This is designed to better acquaint committee members with school
problems in order that they may evaluate new teaching techniques and
establish policies which will maintain high standards of education in
Wakefield.

The committee wishes to commend all school personnel for faithful
performance of their duties during the year and it looks forward to this
new approach of committee activity which will supplement time previously
consumed in the discussion of routine business.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

This report would be incomplete without acknowledgment to the cit-
izens of Wakefield for their understanding appraisal of the committee's
efforts and to the Wakefield Daily Item and its correspondent who has
given complete coverage to meetings and school programs. Parent-Teacher
associations and other organizations have been of invaluable assistance in
the dissemination of school information. The committee appreciates the
assistance of these organizations.

WILLIAM W. ALLYN, Chairman

HENRY F. GALVIN, Secretary

MRS. DOROTHEA J. WETTERGREEN,

Treasurer
MRS, JEAN W. BEEBE
RICHARD J. VOLPE
LANE W. FULLER

To the Wakefield School Committee,

I would like to say at the beginning of this report that the past year
has been a good year despite the many problems arising because of the in-
creased enrollments, inflationary costs, personnel needs and adjustments
necessary to carry on a good educational program.

No single report can fully tell the entire story of the real accomplish-
ments, the fine details and the many intimate incidents that take place in
the course of a year. We are mindful that the schools are constantly be-
ing reported to the public through the local newspaper and quality of the
work in the schools and the satisfaction of the parents and the pupils.

I am limiting my remaining remarks to one phase of our instructional
program in Wakefield which is the emphasis given to the individual pupil,
his needs, interests and capacities.

Much has been written in past years of the individual differences
found among our student population. Recent years as a result of objective
tests and scientific studies of child developments, the importance of indi-
vidual differences and their implications relative to the aims and methods
of instruction have gained greater importance. In any classroom we can
find students with a wide range of mental ability, health and physical
characteristics, special aptitudes, personality and achievement.

The most fundamental and significant differences found in students
are those of mental ability. Studies of test results show consistently a wide
range of intelligence. The range is equally great in the first grade as well
as the twelfth grade so that grade placement fails to show the range of
achievement of students.

In Wakefield, the school staff realizes more than ever before that no
two pupils are alike in ability, energy or growth. With this thought in
mind every effort is being made to meet these individual needs. Methods
are employed to make sure that the individual pupil receives the type of
work that will best fit his abilities. The instructional program is being
designed with this purpose in mind and the instruction and motivation
bears a close relationship to the limits of their abilities and capacities.

Special Classes — Wakefield provides three classes for those students
who are mentally retarded or for students who are unable to carry on a

46 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

traditional educational program. In these classes, instructional techniques
and the type of training is adapted to the handicaps, talents and inclina-
tions of each pupil. Our aim is to develop the child's capacities and to
overcome specific handicaps by remedial instruction. Provision is made for
the older students to participate as far as possible in certain activities in
the regular grades such as in manual training, home economics, and in
athletics.

Reading Coach — Our reading coach in the elementary school is work-
ing with small groups who need special attention. The teacher is con-
stantly focusing her attention on the development of a basic vocabulary
and of word attack skills. Her work with individual pupils is "saving"
them from future school failures.

The Elementary Classroom — Small instructional groups is the com-
mon custom in the skill subjects. Children in these grades are doing a
great deal of work around centers of interest which integrate their learn-
ings and enable them to participate on their own level of ability and
achievement. Obviously mass instruction cannot meet the varied needs
within each group. Children of intellectual ability are challenged to real
effort and their potential abilities are developed to the greatest degree
while children with less ability are faced with tasks for which they are
adequate.

The Junior High School — With the introduction of a junior high
school in our system, an individualized program was introduced. Students
are grouped in such a manner as to make it possible to offer a program
directed to the best interest of the pupils. Under the grouping plan a
truly enriched program is offered to the superior and gifted student which
because of its challenging nature should provide maximum growth. The
average and slower groups are receiving through the employment of ac-
tivity programs and experience units related to their needs differentiated
assignments that will promote success and progress.

Success is evident among our students through the careful selection of
materials, adaptations of assignments, methods of procedure and different
teaching techniques.

Guidance — With more and more emphasis on individualized instruc-
tion, the importance of specialized guidance and pupil adjustment services
become evident. Teachers must be furnished more detailed information
concerning the pupils to enable them to plan suitable programs for the
pupils within their classrooms. The guidance personnel in the Senior and
Junior High School and the Elementary Consultant are constantly em-
ploying techniques such as objective testing of aptitudes and achievement,
observation of students, conferences with students, parents and teachers
and improving on the accumulative individualized records. Naturally the
home room teacher also assumes responsibility for the adjustment of her
class group and is important as a guidance counselor for the group.

The measure of success and effectiveness of our program of meeting
the needs, interest and abilities of the individual student is due entirely
to the continuing efforts, the skill, the persistence and the resourcefulness
of the Wakefield teachers.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 47

I recommend your reading the excerpts of the reports of supervisors
and other personnel of the School Department. They give in detail many
of the worthwhile activities and accomplishments during the past year.

FROM THE REPORTS OF STAFF MEMBERS

The Senior High School, Gerard G. Barry, Principal

Our enrollment this year is up over 100 from last year. We have not
increased our staff to meet this increase. As a result, many of our classes
are very crowded. However, Lynnfield will not send us any more 10th grade
pupils after this year. Hence, we should have a breathing spell for a few
years until the wave now in the grades reaches High School.

The present emphasis on Science and Engineering is being felt here.
We find that we have an enrollment equal to 67% of our student body in
the mathematics courses. The figure for the Sciences is 63%. We expect
this trend to continue for several years.

We participated for the second year in the American Field Service For-
eign Exchange Program. We have a girl from Greece with us for this
school year. Alan MacDonald, '57, was chosen from a large group of appli-
cants to spend a summer in Germany with a German family, under this
same program. This exchange is a great benefit not only to pupils, but to
the student body as a whole. We thank the generous people of Wakefield
for making this exchange possible.

We increased our school scholarships and awards by almost 100% this
year. For the first time, they were presented at the graduation exercises.
However, we feel that more of these awards and scholarships could be
made available to Wakefield High School seniors. In addition to< the schol-
arships granted through the school, a great many thousands of dollars
worth of scholarships were won by members of last year's Senior Class
from colleges and universities. These were won on the records of our grad-
uating class.

We have endeavored to group our students within each of our major
course divisions. The more advanced pupils are thereby able to receive
more advanced work than otherwise. The slower pupils can then proceed
at a pace equal to their ability. Because of the large number of electives,
it is impossible to group each pupil according to his ability.

The English Department is working hard to overcome reading difficul-
ties. Many of our pupils have been enrolled in Remedial Reading classes.
This department sponsored a school wide spelling bee. Finalists from each
class met in a final spelling bee at one of our assemblies, and a school
champion was named.

We have introduced a course in World History in the Senior Year. This
is a college level course, given two days a week. It is a survey course for
these intending to enter college. It is conducted on a lecture basis, with
note-taking, outside readings, term papers and term tests. The Social
Studies Department conducted an exchange program with Beverly High
School last year. Pupils from Wakefield spent one day at Beverly, and
Beverly pupils were our guests for a day, and attended one of our Town
Meetings.

48 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Each of our Modern Language groups sponsors a club to supplement
the course. The pupils derive social and educational gains from these ac-
tivities conducted in the Foreign Language Department.

We have introduced a course in Basic Mathematics in the Sophomore
level to stress fundamentals before pupils go on with the regular mathe-
matics program. This class has been successful this year, and prevents
some of the drop-outs which would ordinarily occur later. Our second
track on mathematics will be completed next year by the introduction of
Math. 41, so that all pupils may complete four units of Mathematics in
four years.

We have been able to schedule double periods for chemistry laboratory
work this year, in order to adequately prepare chemistry students for col-
lege. A double laboratory period is a necessity. However, with the increase
in enrollment in chemistry we have outstripped our facilities. Some of
our chemistry classes must now be conducted in other rooms of the Science
Department. This holds true also of biology, which has shown a heavy in-
crease in enrollment.

The Commercial Department sponsored a convention of the New Eng-
land Business Educators. Several hundred visitors from the field of edu-
cation and business attended an all -day convention in Wakefield in No-
vember. The Commercial Department and the school cooperated to serve
as hosts to this group. Miss Ruth Hiatt, who was General Chairman of
the Convention, deserves a great deal of credit for the arrangements.

We have introduced a course in Homemaking on a single period basis
for girls in the College and Commercial Courses. This provides an oppor-
tunity for those girls who would be unable to take the two year double
period Home Economics Course. The enrollment in this department has
not come up to our expectations. We would like to utilize both rooms at
full capacity, and possibly use another teacher if the interest in Home
Economics increases.

The opening of the Automotive Shop has increased the enrollment in
the Manual Training Courses with two teachers on a full time basis. We
have had to turn away pupils who wished to take Shop. I recommend that
another Manual Training instructor be hired next year to allow those who
wish to take Shop to be accommodated. I would like to extend the Shop
program on a single period basis to pupils in the College and Commercial
Courses as an elective.

The Physical Education Department sponsored a gym exhibition this
year in which 150 boys and 85 girls took part. Our indoor facilities are
excellent. The pupils have shown great progress in this field. All girls
take part in an intra -mural program consisting of bowling, basketball,
softball, tennis, badminton, volleyball and archery. It is unfortunate that
much of this program will have to be eliminated because of lack of space
on our Athletic Field. One hundred and sixty boys took part in intra-
mural basketball this year, and 122 boys were introduced to hand hockey
on an intra-mural basis. We believe in athletics for all, and we are giving
a great deal of our time to developing the above intra-mural program.

Our clubs and Student Council continue to flourish, and give experience
for leadership to many of our pupils. One hundred and thirty- eight girls

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 49

are enrolled in the Inter Nos Club. The Student Council has sponsored
many worthwhile programs and projects.

We believe that we have one of the finest groups of cheerleaders and
Majorettes in this area, The Majorette Squad particularly is increasing.
Those girls pay for their own uniforms, and have their own code of con-
duct. They are worthy representatives of the school.

Our Driver Education Program continues to increase. Seventy- two
licenses were issued last year as a result of our program. We have an al-
most perfect record as far as the license tests are concerned. Unfor-
tunately, we are not able to handle all of the pupils who wish to enroll in
this program. I do not recommend at this time that pupils be sent on the
road during school hours. It would seem that the solution would be a
third car and instructor to be used after school hours. As long as the
present insurance rates are in effect, I see only an increase in interest in
this program.

The Senior Class, this year, presented "Love Is Eternal," a historical
play. This was well done, and received many favorable comments. Not
only the acting, but the stage managing, lighting, and other aspects of
this production, were handled by members of the Senior Class. In light
of the limited experience and opportunities offered to the pupils, we have
done well with our Senior Play. However, a full time speech teacher
should be added to our faculty.

Our publications continue to win prizes and awards. The LOOKOUT
and the ORACLE have long been recognized as leaders in their field.

We started a class in Music Appreciation this year. However, we have
the use of a vocal music teacher for only one period a day. We shall be
unable to progress in this field until we have a full time experienced vocal
music teacher in the high school. At the present time, our choral program
is far short of what we should expect in a school of this size. The num-
bers in the band have decreased this year. We are doing everything we
can to stimulate interest in instrumental music. Again, we are handi-
capped by the lack of a full time music teacher in the high school. The
Director of Instrumental Music is allotted only two periods a week in the
high school. I believe that the solution to our music problem lies in the
appointment of an experienced music teacher full time in the high school.

Guidance, Maurice J. Dwyer, Director

Guidance is a very pervasive function difficult to separate into sharply
denned categories. For purposes of discussion, I shall consider the year's
activities under the general headings of Educational, Vocational and Fol-
low-up.

EDUCATIONAL
A major effort this year was expended upon advising students in the
selection of curricula and subjects of study for the next academic year.
The usual meetings were held with the high school classes at which the
nature and purpose of the various curricula were explained and minimum
requirements for preparation for a variety of careers requiring post-high
school training outlined. These were followed by a period of individual
counseling with students having problems in planning. Finally the elective
card of each student was reviewed by either Mr. Barry or myself and

50 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

errors of omission or commission rectified in conference with the student.

Meetings were also held with homeroom groups of ninth and eighth
grade students at the Atwell Junior High. A meeting was arranged with
parents of eighth and ninth grade students at which the attempt was
made to answer questions that had arisen in their minds as a result of
aiding in planning their child's program. Similar meetings and counsel-
ing sessions were held at the Lynnfield Junior High School. We feel that
this effort will result in fewer failures and course changes.

The problem of changing subjects in the Fall still remains. It is a
vexing one in that it consumes much time that could be better spent for
other purposes and upsets the planned schedule and size of classes.

During last Summer, I made a study of the achievement of those study-
ing certain normal sequences of subjects in languages, mathematics and
business subjects particularly. It seems reasonable to conclude on the
basis of this that much unnecessary failure could be avoided by establish-
ing minimum prerequisite grades for the study of the next course in each
of these sequences. This matter is now being studied by the faculty.

The class advisors, Miss Florence Clifford for Sophomores, Mr. Rupert
Grahn for Juniors, and Miss Ruth Conley for Seniors have been interview-
ing members of their respective classes steadily through the year. At these
sessions an effort is made to stimulate and direct the students thinking
with respect to vocational choice and selection of sources of post-high
school training. Sources of difficulty in study technique and academic
achievement are analyzed and suggestions for improvement made. In the
nature of things, the larger part of their time is devoted to students who
are meeting with serious problems in their academic work. It is their goal,
however, to interview each student at least once during the year.

Miss Clifford has been meeting her Sophomore counselees on a home-
room basis for the purpose of discussing general questions pertaining to
improved study technique, better personal relations, and other means of
making the most of the high school experience. Miss Upham is continu-
ing her group discussions of manners, good grooming, social behavior, and
problems of dating with Sophomores.

VOCATIONAL
In the more purely vocational sphere, we are attempting to provide
pertinent information about occupations. The series of Occupational Con-
ferences arranged through the cooperation of Northeastern University are
continuing. For the initial program in this series, a panel of experts on
business, technical occupations, and college admission answered questions
prepared by the members of the Junior and Senior classes. The remainder
of the series follows :

On November 15, 1956

Preparing for a Career in Nursing.
How to Become a Radio-TV Technician.
Careers in Science.

On February 14, 1957

Your Future in Teaching.
Jobs in Electronic Plants.
What I Expect of My Secretary.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

On March 14, 1957

New Opportunities for Technicians in Electronics, Aviation and

Industrial Engineering.
New Careers in Offices

Careers in Business for Girls Interested in Home Economics.
On April 25, 1957

In an assembly for Juniors, information will be provided about all
types of day and evening school and college programs.
In addition to this series, Mr. Alan Furber presented information about
non-college training opportunities available in Boston at an assembly for
Juniors and Seniors.

This year for the first time Mr. Roland Darling, Assistant Director of
Admissions at Northeastern University will conduct a conference for the
Junior High students especially designed to stimulate their thinking and
planning with respect to vocational choice.

Since the question of how each boy may best plan to fulfill his mili-
tary commitment is a very live one, particularly with Seniors, we have ar-
ranged a series of meetings at which representatives from each of the serv-
ices provide information about the opportunities each offers in both the
active and reserve components. The Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Air
Force have already visited us. We plan to invite the Army and Navy dur-
ing the months of January and February.

SUMMARY OF FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION FOR THE CLASS OF 1956

This summary is based upon information received for 93 % of the mem-
bers of the class.

General
Insurance

Production Work

Laborer

Sales Work

Office Positions
16 Banks
15 Secretarial

Trade and Service Positions

10 Construction

Total

Library

Receptionist

Other

Total

East Coast Aerotech
Wentworth Institute
Franklin Institute
Art School
G. E. Apprentice School

Vocational Schools

5 Mansfield Beauty Academy
Mass. Radio School

4
2
2
9
37

1
1

Wilfred Academy of Hairdressing 1
Labor Union Training Course 1

Commercial Day Schools

Chandler
Bentley
Chamberlayne
Maiden Bus.
Boston Stenotype

Burdett
Fisher

Katherine Gibbs
Other

Total 15

1
1
1
1

Total 14

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Melrose Hospital
Forsythe Dental Clinic
Deaconess Hospital

Bridgeton

Nurse Training

5 Leominster Hospital
2 Mass. General Hospital

1 North Shore Baby Hospital

Total 1
Preparatory Schools

2 Bullis School

Huntington Prep.

Holdemess

Newman Prep.

Jesuit School for E

Tilton

Manter Hall

Brewster

Other

Junior

Colleges

Centenary 1

Green Mountain 1 Lasell

Senior

Colleges

Northeastern Univ.

Emmanuel

Univ. of Mass.

Lake Erie

Salem Teachers

Michigan State

Boston Univ.

Mt. Holyoke

M. I. T.

Pennsylvania State

Mass. School of Art

Radcliffe

Univ. of N. H.

Rensselaer

Alverno College

Simmons

Amherst

Smith

Bates

Springfield

Bouve

Syracuse

Boston College

Tufts

Bowdoin

U. of Perm.

Brown

U. of N. Carolina

Colby

Service

Army 3

Air Force 7 Navy 3

Miscellaneous

P. G. 1

Married 5

Total 14

Total 3

Total 52
Total 13

Total 6

The Junior High School, Wilbur F. Stanton, Principal

In line with previous reports we wish to make this one in two parts —
Looking Backward and Looking to the Future.

LOOKING BACKWARD

The task of orientating teachers and students alike to the necessarily
complicated building routine in a school nearing the 1,000 pupil mark has
been for the most part accomplished.

The program of studies, while new, has been assimilated and excellent
results noted. Based on achievement tests given in the spring of 1955 and
again in the spring of 1956, a spot check indicates an average growth,
scholastically, of about \ x k years per student for the one year period.

The "Personalized Program" which aims at making possible the teach-
ing of youngsters, not subject matter alone, has not reached full fruition
but is helping good teachers to do a better job. Our instructors are ex-
tremely conscious of some of the strengths and weaknesses of youngsters
and therefore are able to help students help themselves.

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In terms of the co-curricular activities, our program has been greatly
expanded, particularly in regard to carry-over interests.

The Annual Christmas Pageant more than justifies its existence
through the "esprit d'corps" and widespread endeavor which is so neces-
sary for this type of endeavor.

By adjusting the order of periods in the day the utility period is now
being utilized to greater advantage as an opportunity for our band, or-
chestra and glee clubs to meet. Many clubs as well as an extended intra-
mural athletic program is now operating.

The election of school officers as a logical aftermath of our study of
government has provided a very real opportunity to apply the theory of
democratic procedures.

Our Student Council continues as capable sponsor of our social pro-
gram.

Several professional assemblies have been included in the auditorium
program. These provide an opportunity to enjoy the professional as well
as the amateur performance.

Field trips as an integral part of school work were utilized this year*.
With the exception of two the expenses were borne by the youngsters
themselves which tends to create a limiting factor.

While the above remarks were concerned more particularly with the
teaching process, it is important to note that improvements in facilities
have been made.

The transfer of lockers to the cafeteria have made possible another
badly needed classroom which is now being used for music. Refurbishing
room 012 has provided an excellent science room.

Sanding the gymnasium floor has not alone improved its appearance
but together with the painting done in the auditorium has provided for
the people of Wakefield a much better meeting place for varied public
activities as well as school functions.

The inclusion of a better source of electrical power has gone a long
way toward solving some of our troublesome power deficiencies.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

The picture, in some respects looks exceedingly bleak. Because of
overcrowding double sessions are inevitable in 1958. The carefully built
up ground work in curriculum as well as the social and activity programs
will be seriously jeopardized. It must be obvious that the ultimate loss
must fall on the youngsters of Wakefield. While it will mean inconveni-
ences to our staff the lasting effect will be expressed in the inability of
our youngsters to compete on an equal basis with youngsters from other
communities when a position is sought or entrance to higher education
is desired.

Greenwood School, Eliot B. Leonard, Principal

Parents and other friends of the school show a real interest in the
display of the school work on our many bulletin boards and it is good to
have the work displayed in this way. Formerly much of high educational
value in the classrooms went relatively unnoticed by those not directly
connected with school work.

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From all information available at the present time it would appear that
the first grade enrollment will not rise alarmingly for the next two or
three years. A large scale home-building project in the area could upset
this situation, however.

The text book situation in the school is good. We find our classes well
equipped and with only a very narrow margin of surplus books to care
for the normal fluctuations of classroom enrollments through the school
year.

Our stock of teaching supplies has been quite adequate in all but a
very few items. Teachers are exercising good care to see that there is no
waste but are not handicapped in their work as they have been at times
in the past by annoying shortages.

On the day of the Presidential Election the school was much too busy
a place to operate normally. Miss Dickinson was notified that it would
not be possible for her to have her usual location for the remedial work, so
she used that day for teacher conferences. The hearing test work had to
be suspended. The school had to be posted so that the public would use
the proper lavatory rooms. A mammoth food sale was conducted in the
first floor corridor and kitchen by the Ways and Means Committee of the
PTA. The activities required continual care and alertness on the part of
the police officer posted here and the members of the school personnel, to
see that no serious breeches of conduct took place on the premises. A
considerable additional burden was placed on the janitors, since much
extra trash had to be removed, and floors and wastebaskets have to be
washed after food is used in the building. Many of the public wandered
through the school corridors causing some distraction as they peered into
classrooms. They did appear to be quite interested in the bulletin board
displays in the corridors. One bulletin board, prepared by the third grade,
was covered by sample ballots and other election notices, however. I still
feel it my duty to recommend that the school sessions be suspended on
state and national election days.

The Wakefield Teachers Federal Credit Union has grown only slightly
in capital assets during 1956, but currently the loan business is larger than
at this time last year.

Dolbeare-Montrose Schools, William D. Healey, Principal

During the past school year children from all parts of Wakefield who
had a hearing impediment were given the opportunity to attend lip read-
ing classes held once a week at the Dolbeare School.

A mentally retarded group of children known as "trainables" attended
classes daily at the Montrose School.

In attempting to integrate these children, as far as possible, into the
normal routine of the school day they were given a part in the Christmas
play. Also many of the children from other classes shared experiences
with them.

An intercommunication system provided by the telephone company
helped bring the classroom to a home student by allowing the student to
share the classroom discussions while confined to her home.

The educational guidance of the children has been helped immensely
by the active Parent-Teacher Associations at both schools.

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Hurd-Lincoln Schools, Richard F. Smith, Principal

The program of formal instruction this past year continued to stress
thorough instruction in reading and allied skills, the greater development
of facility and accuracy in arithmetic and spelling, and the continued
never-ending battle to achieve more legible penmanship. Parents and
teachers face a most difficult task in developing pride on the part of the
pupils in regard to their personal penmanship. Whatever the condition
of a pupil's writing, it is a reflection of his attitude toward his whole
scholarship. Our society must develop a higher regard toward good schol-
arship, and the effort and concentration it entails.

We have continued to increase our visual-aids sources and to use them
more and more. With the introduction of a new arithmetic series the fall
of 1956, we expect that greater achievement in this field will follow. Science
will continue to receive a greater emphasis with each passing day.

I would like to point out to the community the need for additional
help in the field of guidance. We deal almost daily with children who are
beset with problems, often times of a long-standing nature, wherein we
need a readier source of specialized professional assistance. The services
of a staff psychiatrist, psychologist and social worker are vital to the
welfare of a child, and should be near at hand. It is most time-consuming
and occasionally almost impossible to work with such an agency in Boston,
in addition to the time and expense to> the parents involved. Wakefield
must become more aware of this problem, and initiate steps to alleviate it.

Franklin-Woodville Schools, Robert C. Murray, Principal

Program

Particular attention was paid to entering first graders. These boys
and girls were examined critically through tests and observations by the
teacher, principal, elementary consultant and nurse to determine specific
strengths and weaknesses. This concentrated study made it possible to
identify problem youngsters and to give them the specific help they
needed. We feel that, because of this corrective action, more serious prob-
lems were arrested, and that the youngsters involved will be both happier
and more successful in their school programs.

The audio-visual aid program for both schools was improved through
the purchase of new filmstrips, an accurate cataloging of available film-
strips, the loan of a filmstrip projector, the gift of a record player to each
school, and the enthusiasm shown by the teachers. In addition, a long-
range A-V program is being formulated which will include the acquisition
of additional materials and instruction for the staff in the care, operation
and uses of existing equipment.

The Special Classes were reevaluated to determine pupil growth and
program effectiveness. One pupil was reassigned to a regular classroom
where she is now making satisfactory progress, and through the efforts
of Mrs. Lane and the cooperation of the staff of the Atwell Junior High
School, it was possible to send five boys to the junior high for additional
training in woodworking and art.

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Plant

The appearance and acoustics in the Franklin School auditorium were
greatly improved with the installation of new drapes on the stage.

The wiring in the school received attention and new switches were in-
stalled in the corridor, in a classroom and in the auditorium. New flood
lights were installed in the rear of the school.

PTA

The Parent-Teacher Associations of both schools have been very in-
terested in the school program and have enthusiastically provided record
players, filmstrips and a bicycle rack at the Woodville School. Ambitious
programs for the coming year have been planned and sustained attend-
ance and interest are anticipated.

Walton- Warren-West Ward Schools, Jules I. Philie, Principal

In September the new addition of the Walton School was opened
thereby eliminating the use of the auditorium as a classroom. This room
can now be used for Assemblies, Physical Education and other school pur-
poses. At the Walton the total enrollment as of Oct. 1st was 263 pupils for
8 classrooms, averaging 33 per classroom, whereas at the Warren School
on the same date there were enrolled 268 pupils for 8 classrooms, averag-
ing 33^ per classroom. Fortunately, there is only one combination grade
in the three buildings, grade 5 and 6 at the Warren.

In view of the fact that the three schools are neighborhood schools on
the West Side of the town, it is quite obvious that some difficulty will be
presented at the beginning of each school year, in allocating the West
Side pupils to the three buildings. An effort is made to keep the children
of the same neighborhood together in the same building whenever changes
are made. Children of the same families are also kept together. The
district lines for these schools will have to be flexible in order to distribute
these pupils properly into the 18 classrooms. The location of the West
Ward School which houses grades 1 and 2 is ideal, since the building is
equidistant to both the Warren and Walton Schools, This shortens the
walking distance for these younger children.

This year, American Education Week was observed in every classroom.
During that week, all parents were invited to visit school and to observe
the work being done. More parents than usual took advantage of this op-
portunity.

Music, Instrumental, Robert D. Chandler, Jr.

This year, as last, the practice of introducing a pre-band instrument,
namely the flutophone, to the boys and girls in the third grades is being
continued. Of the fifteen third grades represented, four hundred children
are participating in group lessons held once a week at a specified time
during the school day. The pupils learn not only to handle the flutophone,
but the fundamentals of music as well. This practice is stimulating a
great deal of "interest in" and "enthusiasm for" instrumental music,
which in time will allow us to build and maintain larger instrumental
music organizations in the schools up to and including High School.

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The instrumental music organizations in the public schools of Wake-
field are as follows:

1. Warren — Instrumental Group.

2. Walton — Instrumental Group.

3. Montrose — Instrumental Group.

4. Lincoln — Instrumental Group.

5. Hurd — Instrumental Group.

6. Woodville — Instrumental Group.

7. Greenwood — Instrumental Group.

8. Junior High School — Band.

9. Junior High School — Orchestra.

10. Senior High School — Band.

11. Senior High School — Orchestra.

The total number of students enrolled in the above mentioned groups
is 180.

Private and class instruction in instruments is being given under the
supervision of the Instrumental Music Department ,and for this purpose
the director has acquired the services of the best teachers available. They
are listed below :

Trumpet — Corridon Plummer, Alan Macdonald.

Lower Brass Instruments — Fred King.

Clarinet and Saxophone — Carl Eisman.

Drums — Ralph Eames.

Cello and Double Bass — Mrs. Dorothy Towne.

Flute — Tony Viola and Boston School of Music (Ext.)

Violin — Bernard KadinofT (member of Boston Symphony Orchestra)

The total number of pupils handled by these teachers weekly is 150
and this number is increasing each week.

Most of the director's work for the past two years has been in the
grades and with the "feeder orchestras" there. This is the ground work
that is necessary if we are to increase the size of our High School organ-
izations. More time spent in the High School would only tend to develop
the perfection of sound in those units. While this is a very desirable
goal, it cannot be accomplished completely without the necessary balance
of instrumentation. This balance is being sought and built in the grades
and will, we hope, continue through High School. But this cannot be done
in two or even three years. Once we fulfill our instrumentation needs,
then we must wait for the students to reach High School.

The number of instrumental pupils below the High School age level
is 110, while the number of High School students studying is forty.

Listed below are some of the events at which the High School Band or
Orchestra performed during the year:

The Northeastern Massachusets Music Festival (Watertown), Spring
Concert, Memorial Day Parade, Graduation, 2 Assemblies, 2 Rallies, 9
Football Games, Red Feather Rally, Veterans' Day Parade, National Edu-
cation Week, Sports Night, Senior Play.

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Penmanship, Raymond S. Dower

The writing in the first six grades — which is supervised — is very ac-
ceptable. A few teachers are experiencing some difficulty. These partic-
ular teachers we are striving to give special help. Miss Cowperthwaite
has taken a keen interest in the penmanship work, and the result of her
efforts are already visible.

There is probably no subject in which parents set such a poor ex-
ample as they do in writing. Parents should make sure that their chil-
dren are:

1. Holding the pen or pencil three-fourths of an inch to an inch
from the point.

2. Turning the hand so that the pen or pencil is pointing over the
edge of the shoulder.

3. Holding the pen or pencil against the second finger below the first
joint and against the first finger just in front of the large joint.

4. Resting all of the forearm upon the desk or table.

5. Noting that while the fingers may move in making the small let-
ters and the figures, they should not move in forming the capital letters.

Adherence to these few basic principles of penmanship should make
any pupil a good, legible writer.

Remedial Reading, Martha C. Dickinson

During the school year 1955-1956 the remedial reading teacher worked
with 186 children in grades two through six. Records show a total aver-
age gain in reading of approximately three months.

The remedial reading teacher's year is broken up into six week periods.
Each of these periods is spent in two or more schools working with fifteen
second and third grade children who have reading problems. Time is spent
talking with each child's teacher before and after the remedial instruction.
In this way the remedial teacher and the classroom teacher are better
able to work together for the child's improvement.

It is felt that through this new program we will be able to catch the
reading problems early and thus eliminate many such problems in the up-
per grades. The earlier these children are given help the easier it is for
them to come up to grade level.

Art, Helen E. Corbet

The most important aim in elementary art education is to develop in
each child recognition and appreciation for natural and man made beauty,
and a confidence in his growing ability to select from or contribute to that
beauty.

Grade teachers have been given a list of general art objectives. To
produce good work, we are stressing these habits — observation, independent
thinking, appreciation for creative work, discrimination in choice of sub-
ject matter and means of depicting it, as well as proper organization and
care of working materials. We are instilling an attitude of respect for
and pride in good work, and a spirit of willing cooperation in working with
others.

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Our program is a flexible one based on suggestions rather than a
specifically stated outline. This has enabled each teacher to develop art
lessons better fitted to the whole learning situation in the classroom.
Teachers have a list of the art abilities which should normally be expected
at the end of each year. Pupils are acquiring more skill in representation
of ideas in crayon and paint, in creating good designs, in the selection
and arrangement of cut paper forms. They have used paper, clay and
various media in the construction of three dimensional articles.

The supervisor has only a half hour every other week with each class.
Many of the lessons given by the supervisor have been requested by the
teacher for special help. These have been lessons motivating or initiating
a mural, presenting a medium new to a class such as finger painting, clay
modeling or water color, teaching a special technique, developing an idea
to be presented for special exhibition or for a bulletin board, making posters
and mobiles.

The upper grades have contributed to the Junior Red Cross holiday
nut cups and original posters. These were 1 sent to the Veterans' Hospital
at Bedford. We made these lessons a means of teaching good design and
careful construction as well as citing the worthiness of the project.

Report of The Elementary Consultant, Miss Ethelyn M. Cowperthwaite

Close observation and careful study of each first grader has been an
objective in order to eliminate any potential problems that might occur in
later years. By so doing, I have spoken to all the first grade mothers in
the ten elementary schools. Informal teas have created the opportunity
for mothers to come to school and talk with the teacher and consultant.
We have found that by close contact between the home and school, the
first grader has adjusted more easily.

Much thought has been given to an in-service education. Teachers
need extra help in planning. We plan to extend our fall orientation pro-
gram to a much fuller degree, so that all new teachers will be properly
oriented before the school opens in September.

Monthly exhibits of work by grades have been displayed in the Wake-
field Co-operative Bank. Each teacher and grade have made a contribu-
tion. Because of the enthusiasm on the part of the parents and children
this project will continue through the entire school year.

An evaluating committee has been established to assist in the buying
of a new science book for the coming year. This committee consists of the
five elementary school principals and six elementary teachers, one from
each grade represented. Experimental techniques are being conducted in
various classrooms.

Physical Education, Earle W. Crompton, Director

Adelaide B. Meikle, Supervisor, Elementary Physical Education

This year, I have taught in nine elementary schools, meeting thirty-
two different classes for Physical Education in the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades. I teach each class once a week and therefore feel a great deal more
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skills, as well as learning to be a good team member. I also supervise
the teachers in the first three grades, visiting them and helping whenever
and wherever needed. Each teacher has a set of mimeographed Physical
Education material which she can use as a guide for her years' program.
This was the first year that five play days were held for the fifth and
sixth grade girls in our Elementary Schools. These play days were directed
by the Physical Education Supervisor, and were held after school hours
during the months of October and November. The following schools par-
ticipated: Woodville and Franklin, Hurd and Lincoln, Dolbeare and Mont-
rose, Warren and Walton, and Greenwood.

Home Instruction, Mrs. Ruth H. Akin

The Home-Teacher visited nine children in the past school year.

Two of these children were at home for the entire school year. The
remaining seven were out of school for part of the school term, one from
November until April and the others for shorter periods.

Of the nine children taught at home, eight earned straight promo-
tions and the ninth child was promoted on trial. At the last check-up all
the children were doing well.

The first full school year with the school to home inter-com apparatus
was highly successful.

Lip-reading Instruction, Mrs. Esther C. Cragin

Our work in the Lip Reading classes for the hard of hearing is pro-
gressing very well.

There are three high school pupils this year, in addition to six stu-
dents from the Atwell Junior High School and three from the lower grades.

In our weekly lessons each child receives Sense Perception exercises
and Vocabulary Building work, with sentences plus a story suitable to
grade level. The period is usually ended with a chart or some other device
for diversion.

Emphasis is being made this year on extending invitations to the par-
ents to visit these classes in order to observe the work being accomplished
by their children. Mothers attending have been more than pleased after
seeing the response and interest of the children.

Health, Dr. Sigmund J. Szydlowski

The large pupil enrollment in the schools this year has been a strain
on the nursing care, especially at the Atwell Junior High School. There
is but one nurse to cover both the high school and the junior high school,
each of which has a health room.

A total of 1,548 children were given full medical examination at the
various schools. There were 87 mothers present at the examination of
the first and fourth grade pupils and the health of their children was dis-
cussed and questions answered regarding the health of the pupil.

The following defects were noted :

9 emotional or social adjustment problems
230 nutritional problems noted
321 needed dental care
24 had cardiac disorders
93 had ear, nose or throat disorders

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29 had poor posture
16 had flat feet
9 speech defects noted
32 genital defects noted
11 had high blood pressure
4 skin conditions noted
21 other miscellaneous conditions noted
All the school children received a vision and a hearing test. All fail-
ures were rechecked individually and failures received notes to that effect.
There were 410 physicals done on boys before they participated in
sports.

Mrs. O'Brien made 158 home visits during the year and gave first aid
to 423 pupils. Of these she took 105 to their homes and 11 to the family
physician.

Mrs. Adams took care of 2,141 visits to the high school health room
and 853 visits to the junior high school health room. She dismissed 691
pupils, gave first aid to 71 accidents in the high school, she dismissed 307
pupils and gave first aid to 46 accidents in the junior high school. In ad-
dition, the junior high school office dismissed 230 pupils for health reasons
without first being seen by the nurse.

Repairs and Improvements

We continued our program of repairs and improvements of school
buildings during 1956. Some of the major changes are as follows:

Senior High — Athletic Field

All shrubbery along the North and West fences have been removed.

North Avenue fence was painted.

Electric score board completely overhauled.

Junior High

We have completed the first stage of the relighting and rewiring pro-
gram. A new electrical room with three transformers and a specially
built switchboard installed, new primary circuits from the new switch-
board to all panels in the building.

Room 012 in the basement was converted into a classroom which in-
cludes painting, installing asphalt tile floor and purchasing new desks and
chairs.

The gym floor was sanded and refinished.

Side walls of the auditorium were painted.

Armory Street entrance widened and hot topped.

Elementary

Heating —
New return steam lines at the Franklin School.
Both boilers at the Lincoln School rebricked.

The Woodville roof was completely repaired and was waterproofed.
The auditorium at Warren was painted.
Hard surface driveway installed at Woodville.
Area on west side of Franklin was hot topped.

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Four rooms of new furniture replaced old units at Franklin.
Three rooms of new furniture replaced old units at Greenwood.
Asphalt tile floors installed for two rooms at Franklin and three rooms
at Greenwood.

Stair treads on both staircases at Lincoln were installed.

The 1957 budget includes items for a continuance of the program.

PER PUPIL COST

Cost per pupil for instruction and maintenance exclusive of general
control based on average membership for the school year 1955-1956 end-
ing June 30, 1956.

High School

Junior High School

Elementary

All Public Schools

Net Cost of Schools

Expenditures, 1956

Receipts through the Department

State

Wakefield

Average

$ 349.88

$ 383.54

218.27

277.60

203.29

231.58

232.96

261.95

ols

$ 1,085,512.49

241,692.55

$ 843,819.94

Net cost from local taxation

JOHN B. HENDERSHOT,

Superintendent of Schools

IN MEMORY

MRS. ALICE E. LADIEU

Born February 4, 1893 Deceased September 28, 1956

Teacher in the Wakefield High School 1918-1926, 1936-1956

Sound in scholarship, efficient in the classroom,
cooperative and friendly with her fellow teachers,
respected and admired by her students, cheerful
and courageous in adversity — a gentlewoman.

RETIRED

ALICE E. CALKINS

Graduate of Wheelock Kindergarten Training School
First election in Wakefield, 1924

Taught in the Woodville, Franklin and Greenwood Schools
Retired in 1956

ISABELLA M. HIRST

Graduate of Massachusetts School of Art
First election in Wakefield, 1916
Taught in the Wakefield High School
Retired in 1956

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 63

C.
COST OF PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS— 1956

Total High Jr. High Elem.

General Expenses
Superintendent of Schools, Asst.
Superintendent, and Attendance

Officer :
Salaries 21,480.00

Other Expense 2,759.19

School Committee:

Clerks, Other Expenses 11,820.04

Instruction:

Supervisors :

Salaries

45,670.63

21,677.05

7,608.81

16,384.77

Expenses

2,434.78

Principals

42,087.98

7,003.87

6,511.19

28,572.92

Teachers

628,965.54

187,339.11

124,498.31

317,128.12

Extracurricular

12,926.25

9,878.75

1,967.50

1,080.00

Substitutes

14,077.50

3,139.00

1,189.00

9,749.50

Textbooks

17,426.08

4,976.38

3,992.47

8,457.23

Supplies

35,184.68

12,564.09

11,104.37

11,516.22

Operation :

Janitor Service

73,559.26

21,704.35

13,478.96

38,375.95

Fuel

29,801.67

6,224.63

6,224.64

17,352.40

Miscellaneous

22,876.36

8,008.50

4,074.15

10,793.71

Maintenance :

Repairs and Upkeep

45,510.65

9,117.76

9,584.96

26,807.93

Auxiliary Agencies:

Health

12,020.30

2,978.26

6,063.78

Library

1,993.18

991.58

1,001.60

Transportation

11,788.25

635.00

1,822.25

9,331.00

Tuition

194.71

Miscellaneous

4,262.60

1,283.66

2,193.00

785.94

Outlay

1,105.70

755.70

350.00

Trade Schools

5,486.04

Out of State Travel

262.90

Adult Education

4,300.00

Veterans' Pension

16,762.20

Jr. High School Lighting

20,756.00

$1,085,512.49 $297,521.99 $198,985.17 $502,749.47

64 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

RECEIPTS— 1956

State Aid for Public Schools $154,892.57

State Aid — Special Classes 6,321.03

State Aid — Vocational Schools 2,005.24

State Aid — Vocational Schools, Transportation 307.52

State Aid— Adult Education 1,041.26

State Aid — Americanization 17.50

Tuition— Special Class 1,812.18

Tuition— State Wards 8,902.18

Tuition— Adult Education 130.00

Tuition— Town of Lynnfield 64,548.08

Woodworking Department 657.05

Rentals 770.00

Miscellaneous 287.94

$241,692.55

HOW THE SCHOOL DOLLAR WAS SPENT— 1956

General Control .0347

Instruction .7696

Operation .1216

Maintenance .0439

Auxiliary .0250

Capital Outlay .0011

Miscellaneous .0041

1.0000

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

AGE AND GRADE CHART

January 1, 1957

Grade Age

5 6

20 21 22

Total

Spec.
G

5
1

4
2

24
6

1 B
G

117
132

222
213

2 B
G

120
131

94
59

7
3

222
195

3 B
G

3
3

136
146

22
3

224
199

4 B
G

10
5

153
126

11
o

267
208

5 B
G

115
117

8
6

210

191

6 B
G

105
110

64
48

14
1

189
166

7 B
G

2
1

62
98

77
74

16
2

2
2

159
177

8 B
G

74
89

82
60

169
161

9 B
G

89
85

46
58

10
2

149
145

10 B
G

112
109

69
58

25
9

13
2

225
185

11 B
G

84
80

54
32

16
3

3
3

157
120

12 B
G

73
79

35
38

18
5

131
128

PG B
G

Boys

117

222

249

228

241

205

135

170

194

172

169

158

2348

Girls

134

213

214

182

203

177

152

164

154

183

145

121

2094

Total

251

435

463

410

444

382

287

334

348

355

314

279

107

4442

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

CENSUS

October 1, 1956

Ages 5 to 7

■14

14-

-16

Boys Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Total

High School

193

172

371

Junior High

355

358

122

140

975

Dolbeare

26 14

201

Franklin

30 23

119

259

Greenwood

102 64

229

202

597

Hurd

43 46

263

Lincoln

23 32

109

262

Montrose

21 23

133

100

278

Walton

18 16

107

121

262

Warren

28 42

105

268

West Ward

17 20

Woodville

24 17

178

St. Joseph's

30 39

165

167

403

Nazareth

Academy

Private Kinder

gartens

79 53

132

All Others

103 79

224

Total

544 468

1606

1481

337

334

4770

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION — DECEMBER 31, 1956

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

John B. Hendershot, B.S. Ed., M.Ed.
Boston University

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

R. Edgar Fisher, A.B.

Bowdoin College

SECRETARY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT

Pauline E. Meads, B.S.
Simmons College

SECRETARY

Lora E. Harris
Nasson Institute

CLERK
Eleanor M. Cardillo

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

TEACHERS
HIGH SCHOOL

First

Name Subjects Election

Gerard G. Barry, A.B., M.A., 1948

Principal
Lucian J. Colucci, A.B., M.Ed., 1939

Submaster
Maurice J. Dwyer, Jr., A.B., M.A., 1947

Guidance Director
Elizabeth V. Upham, B.S., M.A., 1936

Dean of Girls
Eleanor K. Abbott, A.B., English 1930

Harold R. Alley, A.B., M.A., 1952

Head, Social Studies Dept.
Louise E. Anderson, A.B., B.S., 1937

Librarian
Tomasina A. Antonuccio, B.S., M.Ed., 1956

Commercial
Walter E. Antunes, B.S., M.A., 1936

Science
John T. Broderick, B.S.,B.S.Ed., 1950

Ed.M.S., Head, Science Dept.
Robert E. Brown, A.B., 1953

M.Ed. Mathematics

William P. Callagy, A.B., 1951

M.Ed. Mathematics

A. Christine Callan,

B.S., M.A. English

Bernice L. Caswell, B.S., B.L.,

M.A. Head, English Dept.

Antonio J. Ceddia, Jr., B.S.Ed.,

M.Ed. Physics, Chemistry,

U. S. History
Florence B. Clifford, B.S.,

M.Ed. Commercial

Robert D. Chandler, Jr., Director,

B.M. Instrumental Music

Ruth V. Conley, B.S. Ed. English

Joseph B. Connors, Social

B.S.Ed. Studies

Ellen L. Cowing, B.S.Ed., Head,

M.Ed. Language Department

Earle W. Crompton, B.S.Ed., Director,

M.Ed. Phys. Ed. and

Athletics
Frances W. Cronin,

B.S.Ed. Commercial

1947
1927
1946

1947

1954

1927
1952

1935

1947

Education
Boston College

Amherst College,

Tufts College
Yale University

Tufts College

Wheaton College
University of Maine

Boston University
Simmons College
Salem Teachers' College
Boston University
Boston University

Boston College, Bridge-
water Teachers' College
Tufts College

Dartmouth College,
Fitchburg State
Teachers' College

Boston Teachers' College

Boston College

Columbia University

Emerson College

Bridgewater Teachers'
College

Boston University

N. E. Conservatory of

Music
Boston University
Boston University

Boston University

1956 Salem Teachers' College

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Name Subjects

Marie T. DeCristoforo, Home

B.S. Economics

Raymond S. Dower Head, Commercial

Department
Constance Doyle, A.B., M.Ed. English

Harriet D. Dunning, A.B.,

M.Ed. English

Rudolph A. Feudo, A.B., M.Ed. Science
Rupert E. Grahn, A.B., Mathematics,

M.Ed. Mechanical Drawing

Janet S. Height, A.B., Head,

M.A. Mathematics Department

Ruth F. Hiatt, B.B.A.,

M.B.A. Commercial

Margaret L. Macdonald Commercial
Zelda MacKenzie, A.B., M.A. English

Alice L. Mason, A.B., M.A.

Latin

Joseph L. McKenna, B.S. Industrial

Arts
Katharine H. Nichols, Physical

B.S.Ed. Education

John P. Nionakis, B.A., M.A.

M.A. Language

Thomas G. O'Donnell, Mathematics,

B.S., M.Ed. History

Dante S. Pepe, Head, Industrial

B.S.Ed., M.Ed. Arts Department

Lucia R. Piermarini,

A.B., M.A. Language

Marjorie E. Rainge, B.S. Fine Arts
Joseph R. Sardella, Social Studies,

A.B., M.Ed. Mathematics

Francis H. Sheehan, Biology,

A.B. M.Ed.
S. Morton Sherman

Harold S. Staunton,

B.A., M.Ed.
William S. Tighe,

B.S.Ed.

Chemistry

Mechanical

Drawing

Language,

English

Physical

Education

James B. Walsh, B.S., M.Ed. History

First
Election Education

1953 Florida State University

1918 Northampton College

1939 Emmanuel College
Boston College

1926 Radcliffe College, Bridge-

water Teachers' College
1955 Suffolk University

1949 Tufts College

1929 Boston University

Columbia University
1921 Boston University

1927 Salem Commercial
1945 University of Maine

Columbia University
1945 Jackson College

Boston University
1955 Boston Teachers' College

1936 Bouve School of Physical

Education
1953 University of Mass.,

Middlebury Graduate

School of French, Paris,

France ;

Spanish, Madrid, Spain

1950 Villanova College,

Calvin Coolidge College
1953 Fitchburg State Teachers'
College

1955 Radcliffe College

1956 Boston University
1955 Dartmouth College

Boston University

1948 Holy Cross, Boston

University
1925 Carnegie Institute

1947 LaSalette College, Boston
College

1949 Boston University

1944 Manhattan College,
Boston University

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Name
Rose A. Pyburn,

High School Office
Ruth Lannon,

High School Office

Subjects

Secretary

Clerk

First
Election Education

1952 Boston Secretarial

School
1956 Maiden Business School

JUNIOR HIGH

Wilbur F. Stanton,

B.S., M.Ed. Principal

Gordan J. McRae, B.S., Administrative

M.Ed. Assistant-

Guidance Counselor
Bernice Bazley, B.S.Ed. Arithmetic

Benjamin B. Carlin,

B.S.Ed., M.Ed.
Donald A. Carlson,

A.B., M.A.
Clarice E. Casassa,
B.S.Ed.

A. Charbonneau,
M.Ed.

Franklin

B.S.Ed.
James P. Cooney,B.S.Ed.,

M.Ed.
Samuel J. DeFeo, B.S.Ed

Science,
Mathematics

Mathematics

English,

Social Studies

Physical

Education

English
Science

Virginia D. Degutis,

B.S.
John A. DiComandrea,

B.S.
Frank Favorat, Jr.,

B.S.Ed.

Arithmetic,

Science

Industrial

Arts

English,

Social Studies

Science

Albert J. Generazzo, B.S
Murray B. Gerber,

B.S.Ed. Mathematics

Arthur J. Harrington, A.B. English
Lila H. Hennessey, A.B. Languages
Stephen W. Humphrey, Jr.,

B.S., M.Ed. Science

Lois I. Jordan Arithmetic

Demetra J. Koulis, B.S. Homemaking
Frances Levine,

B.S.Ed., M.Ed.
C. John LoPresti, B.S.

Eleanor J. McCarthy, B.S
Thomas D. Morse,

B.S.Ed.
Russell H. Nelson,

English,
Social Studies
English,
Social Studies
Art
Social
Studies
English,

SCHOOL

1955 Fordham University,
Boston University

1948 Salem Teachers' College
Boston University

1929 Boston University
1955 Boston University

1949 Boston University

1953 Gorham Teachers' College

1955

1948

1952

1956

1955

Boston University
University of Maine
Fitchburg Teachers'

College
Worcester Teachers'

College
Suffolk University

Michigan State
Normal College
1955 Boston University

1955 Boston College

1955 Salem Teachers' College

1955 Indiana State College

1955 Tufts College

1955 Boston College

Tufts College

1925 Smith College

1955 Boston University
1953 Lesley College

Boston Teachers' College

1956 Boston University
1955 Boston University

1953 Salem Teachers' College

1950 Boston University

B.S.Ed., M.Ed.

Social Studies

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

First

Name

Subjects

Election

Education

Mary Nicholas,

Physical

1955

Boston University

B.S.

Education

Edna-May Paulson

Arithmetic

1926

Fitchburg Teachers'
College

Chester T. Pawlowski

, Social

1954

Boston University

B.S.Ed., M.Ed.

Studies

Signe M. Peterson

Arithmetic

1925

Salem Teachers' College

Joseph G. Provost,

1955

Marist College

A.B., M.Ed.

Latin

Boston College

Marilyn G. Redmond,

1955

Framingham Teachers'

B.S.Ed.

Homemaking

College

William H. Robinson,

Jr., Social

1955

Suffolk University

A.B., M.Ed.

Studies, English

Boston Teachers' College

Ray D. Sipola, B.M.,

M.M. Music

1954

Boston University

Ethelyn F. Stoutermire,

1954

Gorham Teachers'

B.S.Ed., M.Ed.

English

College
Boston University

June Turner, A.B., M.Ed. English,

1956

Boston University

Social Studies

Edna R. Wentzel

Librarian

1956

Paul V. Wheeler, B.S.

Science

1956

Boston University

Zynsky, John S., A.B.

Industrial Arts

1955

Tufts College

Virginia Hopkins

Secretary to
Principal

1955

ELEMENTARY

SCHOOLS

First

Name

Grade

Election Education

Dolbeare School

William D. Healey, A.B., M.Ed.,

Principal
Donald V. Shanahan, A.B.
Myril Sheinkopf, B.S.Ed.
Mary C. Healy, B.S.Ed.
Margaret M. Hickey, A.B., M.Ed.

Iris P. Huey, B.S.Ed.
Rose A. Doherty, B.S.Ed.
Franklin School

Robert C. Murray, B.S.Ed., M.Ed.,

Principal
Nat Finklestein, B.S.Ed. 6

Joanne Levine, B.S.Ed. 5

1956

1955

1953

1948

1951

Martha Fox, A.B.
Patricia M. Lynch, A.B.
Frances Patsourakos, B.S.Ed.,
M.Ed.

1928 Holy Cross

Harvard University
Boston College
Boston University
Boston University
Regis College
Boston University
Boston University
Salem Teachers' College

1950 Boston University

1953 Salem Teachers' College
1956 Framingham Teachers'
College
5 1956 Manhattanville College

4 1952 Emmanuel College

1950 Boston University

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Name

Grade 1

Slectioi

Mary Arris, B.S.
Lotte Hofmann, B.S.
Diane Kludjian, B.S.Ed.,

2
M.Ed. 1

1953
1956
1950

Jean M. Riley, B.S.Ed.
Emma L. Lane

1
Special Class

1956
1943

Hester A. Walker

Special Class

1924

Greenwood School

Eliot B. Leonard, B.S.Ed

Principal
Amanda J. Stephenson

•>

1931
1926

Beatrice D. Moody, B.S.Ed., M.Ed. 6

Helen M. Delaney

Joanne C. Person, B.S.Ed.

Hurd School

Richard F. Smith, B.A., M.Ed.,

Principal
Martin T. Stanton, B.S.Ed., M.Ed.
Margaret M. Landers
Yvonne Scott, B.S.Ed.
Barbara A. Daly, B.S.Ed.

Margaret A. Theroux, B.S.
Mary L. Sharpe, B.S.Ed.

1936

Jane Yeager, A.B.

1956

Lillian J. Mackenzie

1928

Barbara M. Scigliano, A.B.

1956

Betty L. Brawley, B.S.Ed.

1955

Sarah L. McConnell, B.S.Ed.

1952

Dolores M. Rich, B.S.Ed.

1956

Helen F. Brown

1947

Hilda M. Hayden

1924

Patricia J. McHale, B.S.

1955

Winifred Geizer

1928

Elizabeth M. Strout

1925

Hazel O. Wilder

1923

Dorothy W. Remick, B.S.Ed.

1952

Bella A. Rattray

1926

First

Education

Cornell University
Boston University
Lowell Teachers' College
Boston University
Boston College
Hyannis Teachers'

College
Salem Teachers' College

Newark Teachers' College
New York University
Aroostook Teachers'

College
Salem Teachers' College
Boston University
Eastern Nazarene
Plymouth Teachers'

College
Emmanuel College
Lowell Teachers' College
Lowell Teachers' College
Lowell Teachers' College
Farmington Teachers'

College
Salem Teachers' College
University of New

Hampshire
Fitchburg Teachers'

College
Salem Teachers' College
Salem Teachers' College
Salem Teachers' College
Tufts University
Perry Kindergarten

Normal School
Tufts University

1924

1956

1951

1952

1930

1956

1954

1952

1954

Calvin Cbolidge College
Boston University
Boston University
Salem Teachers' College
Salem Teachers' College
North Adams Teachers'

College
Boston University
Boston Teachers' College

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Name
Jean L. Dumont, B.S.Ed.

Grace E. Widtfeldt
Jeanne St. Pierre, B.S.

Lincoln School

Richard F. Smith, B.A., M.Ed.,

Principal
Catherine A. Dor an
Lora Ann Harris, B.S.Ed.
Shirley B. Lacasse, B.S.

Patricia F. FitzGerald, B.S.Ed.
Rosemarie Murphy, A.B.
Doris O. Zimmermann, B.S.M.
Madeline McLaughlin, B.S. 3<!

Lee Pfeiffer

Helena Anderson, B.S.Ed.
Doreen S. Moore, B.S.Ed.

Montrose School

William D. Healey, A.B., M.Ed.,

Principal
Sofia N. Giavis, B.S.Ed. 6

Evelyn Labbadia, A.B. 6&5

Lorraine S. Luca, B.S.Ed. 5

Lona H. Adams 4

Jane K. McMahon, B.S.Ed. 4

Patricia A. Graham, B.S.Ed. 3

Louise A. Jamgochian, B.S.Ed. 3 & 2
Mary J. Lord, B.S.Ed. 2

Paulette C. Richards, B.S.Ed. 1

Eleanor G. Burke, Trainable

B.S.Ed. Class

First

Grade

Election

Education

1954

Bridgewater Teachers'
College

1927

Salem Teachers' College

1955

Eastern Nazarene College

1926

1956

1955

1956

1952

1955

1925

1956

1954

Walton School

Jules I. Philie, A.B., M.Ed.,

1941

Principal

William J. Doherty, B.S.

1955

Ruth E. Finlay, B.S.Ed.

1952

Caroline C. Maloney, B.S.Ed.

1955

Elinor C. Pohl, B.S.Ed.

1955

Mildred A. Venesi, B.S.Ed.

1951 Calvin Coolidge College
Boston University
Keene Teachers' College
Lowell Teachers' College
University of

Massachusetts
Salem Teachers' College
Emmanuel College
Boston University
Emmanuel College
Wheelock College,

Boston University
Salem Teachers' College
Lowell Teachers' College

1928 Holy Cross,

Harvard University
1947 Lowell Teachers' College
1947 Northeastern University
1954 Framingham Teachers'

College
1945 Washington Teachers'

College
1956 Lowell Teachers' College
1956 North Adams Teachers'

College
1956 Salem Teachers' College

1954 North Adams Teachers'

College
1953 Lowell Teachers' College

1955 Boston Teachers' College

Holy Cross College
Tufts College
Suffolk University
Salem Teachers' College
Salem Teachers' College
Bridgewater Teachers'
College
1956 Boston College

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Name Grade

Ann Shanahan, B.S.Ed. 3

Joan L. Holt, B.S. Ed. 2

Marjorie MacNeil, A.B. 1

Warren School

Jules I. Philie, A.B., M.Ed.,

Principal
Audrey Moe, A.B. 6

Dorothy M. Linder
Katheryn D. Carney
Mary G. Sacco, B.S.Ed.
Ester M. Ross, B.A.
Joan T. Howard, A.B.
Joan Cooley, B.A.
Harriet S. Monsein, BJS.Ed.

West Ward School

Jules I. Philie, A.B., M.Ed.,

Principal
Virginia Partridge, B.S.Ed., M.Ed. 2

Margaret F. Sullivan, B.S.Ed. 1

Woodville School

Robert C. Murray, B.S.Ed., M.Ed.,

Principal
George E. Weldon, A.B., M.A.,

M.Ed. 6

Ruth G. Nelson, A.B. 5

Barbara E. McKinley, B.S.Ed. 4

Genevieve E. Waitt, A.B. 3

Gertrude C. Flynn, B.S.Ed. 2

Shirley C. Kaye, B.S.Ed. 1

First
Election Education

1954 Bridgewater Teachers'

College
1953 Gorham Teachers'

College
1953 Emmanuel College

1941

1956

6&5

1946

1925

1954

1956

1954

1956

Holy Cross
Tufts College
Milwaukee-Downer

College
Salem Teachers' College
Salem Teachers' College
Boston Teachers' College
University of Michigan
Emmanuel College
Rice Institute
Salem Teachers' College

1941 Holy Cross, Tufts College

1948 Lowell Teachers' College

Boston University
1951 Villanova College

1956 Boston University

1954 Boston University

1955 Vanderbilt University
1955 Salem Teachers' College

1954 Emmanuel College

1955 Salem Teachers' College
1952 Boston University

SPECIAL TEACHERS

Ethelyn M. Cowperthwaite, Elementary 1956
B.S.Ed., M.Ed. Consultant

Martha C. Dickinson, Remedial 1951

B.S.Ed., M.Ed. Reading

Helen E. Corbet, B.S.Ed. Supervisor 1955

of Art, Elementary
Adelaide B. Meikle, B.S. Supervisor, 1955
Physical Education,
Elementary

Farmington Teachers'

College
Tufts College
Salem Teachers' College
Boston University
Massachusetts School of

Art
Boston University

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Name

First
Grade Election

Education

Marilyn J. Wrisley, B.M. Supervisor,

Music, Elementary
Ruth H. Akin Home Instructor

Elementary

Esther Cragin, B.S.Ed.

Lip Reading

Class

Sigmund J. Szydlowski,

M.D.,

HEAL

School Physician

Mary A. O'Brien,

School

R.N., B.S., M.N.

Nurse

Dorothy L. Adams, R.N.

School
Nurse

1956 Boston University

1954 Perkins Institute for the
Blind, Simmons College,
Boston University

1954 Gorham Teachers'
College

1951 Tufts College

Middlesex College
1951 Columbia University

Yale University School of
Nursing
1951 Massachusetts Memorial
Hospital School of
Nursing

SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE

Thomas F. Kenney

Attendance
Officer

1939 Suffolk Law School

HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA

Martha Cummings, B.S.,

Dietitian and Manager
Mrs. William Dodge Cafeteria Worker
Mrs. John Gibson
Mrs. George Hamel
Mrs. Gaston Loubris
Mrs. Lewis Moore
Mrs. Francis Ryder
Mrs. Arthur Sederquest

Cafeteria Worker
Mrs. John Vaters Cafeteria Worker

1954 Simmons College

Cafeteria Worker
Cafeteria Worker
Cafeteria Worker
Cafeteria Worker
Cafeteria Worker

JANITORS

M. Leo Conway, Head Janitor Senior High School

Charles B. Lally Senior High School

Joseph Sardella Senior High School

John J. O'Keefe Senior High School 12

Charles N. Leather Senior High School 37

Mrs. Alice Floyd, Matron Senior High School

John L. Powers, Head Janitor Junior High School

Lyman E. Allen Junior High School

Wilfred L. Lemos Junior High School

8 Parker

10 Bennett St.

10 Wilson Ave.

254 North Ave.

Birch Hill Ave.

West Water St.

11 A Salem St.

298 Main St.

199 North Ave.

St., Wilmington

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Mrs. Flora Rice, Matron
Alfred E. Delaney
Anthony M. Kard
Joseph A. Nasella
Chester I. Hopkins
Patrick J. Walsh
Robert E. Ellis
Edward Meuse
Paul K. Burbine
Thomas E. Kelly
Louis J. Colucci
Thomas R. Doren
Charles B. Root

John M. Hennessey

Louis J. Colucci

Junior High School
Dolbeare School
Franklin School
Franklin School
Greenwood School
Greenwood School
Hurd School
Lincoln School
Montrose School
Walton School
West Ward School
Warren School
Woodville School

MAINTENANCE WORK

GENERAL UTILITY

1 Cumberland Rd.

36 Lake St.

12 Laurel St.

18 Melvin St.

25 Greenwood Ave.

25 Curtis St.

58 Forest St.

2 Fitch Ct.

19 Park St.

16 Charles St.

44 Cooper St.

32 Gould St.

1 Lake St.

140 Nahant St.

44 Cooper St.

THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Class of Nineteen Fifty-six

WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Wakefield, Massachusetts

High School Auditorium — Eight O'clock

June the Eighth

SONG OF FIFTY-SIX

The days have softly passed us by,

Our high-school work is done.
Time's massive doors are opening,

Our paths diverging run.

Within these halls of friendship, we

Have shared the laughing years,
Our aspirations — golden-hued,

Our joys, our pranks, our fears.

May, in the dusk of life fulfilled,
When far these days we know,
Remembrance kindle in our hearts
A gentle afterglow.

Words by Doris Kathleen Williams
Music by Linda Mae Swanson

Class Colors
Blue and Gold

Class Motto
Today We Follow ; Tomorrow We Lead

76 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

— PROGRAM —
The Theme : America Speaks to Her People

Overture and Processional Wakefield High School Orchestra

Mr. Robert D. Chandler, Director

The Flag Salute — Audience and Seniors, led by

Class President, John Paul Baptist Encarnacao

The National Anthem — Senior Chorus and Audience

Mr. Ray D. Sipola, Supervisor of Music
Mr. Robert D. Chandler, Director of Instrumental Music

The Invocation

Anna Louise Gates, Honor Speaker

"The Lord's Prayer" Malotte

Senior Chorus

Mr. Ray D. Sipola, Conductor

Elaine Christine McEvoy, Accompanist

America Speaks to Her People Through Music

Judith Morris Beebe, Salutatorian

Presentation of Academic Awards

Mr. Gerard G. Barry
Principal of Wakefield High School

"They Call It America" Grant

Senior Chorus

Mr. Ray D. Sipola, Conductor

Elaine Christine McEvoy, Accompanist

America Speaks to Her People Through Education

Judith Ann Keller, Valedictorian

Class Song

Conducted by the poet, Doris Kathleen Williams
Accompanied by the composer, Linda Mae Swanson

Remarks

Principal Gerard G. Barry

Address to the Graduates and Presentation of Diplomas

Mr. Richard J. Volpe
Wakefield School Committee

Recessional Wakefield High School Orchestra

Mr. Robert D. Chandler, Director

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

THE GRADUATES

John Andrew Anderson
H Sylvia Ruth Anderson
Edith Barbara Avery
Carol Janice Barker
Arthur William Barnard
Robert Allen Barnes
Patricia Loreen Bastardo
H Judith Morris Beebe
Mary Josephine Belanger
John Patrick Best, Jr.
Robert Charles Bisacre
Roberta Booth
Jon Murray Brewer
Elizabeth Ann Brophy
H Beverly Ann Burbank
Russell Mortimer Burbank
Richard James Burns
Perley Goodick Burrill
Harding Mudge Bush
Mary Ann Cappanelli
Donald Francis Caruso
Jeanne Marie Catalano
Susan Clarke Chamberlin
Betty Jane Cheever
Charles James Classen
Alfred Louis Clows
John Connelly, Jr.
Ross Freeman Coon, Jr.
Robert Michael Cooney
Jane Phyllis Cooper
Carol Ann Corosa
Donald Paul Crosscup
Jane Isabel Cullen
Carolyn Mae Cunha
Joan Marie Cunha
Lynne Paul Cunningham
Thomas E. Curley, Jr.
Arthur Thomas D'Alelio
Ruth Marie D'Alelio
Diane June Dalton
Geraldine Louise Damery
Barbara Frances Damon
Gertrude Locklin Day
Patricia Elizabeth DeCecca
Dawn Dolores DeFelice
Frances Mary DelRossi
John Anthony DelRossi
John Ernest Vincent Devine

Lawrence Arthur Dingle
Elaine Lucile Doane
John Francis Donegan
Gail Elaine Downey
David Ronald Drew
Joan Lorraine Drinkwater
Jean Louise DuBois
James R. Dufault
Alton Edward Dunn
Peter Harold Duston
Martha Eaton

John Paul Baptist Encarnacao
Jacqueline Marie English
Paul Francis Feeney
Virginia Marie Feeney
Margaret Louise Ferris
Doris Patricia Fields
David Blackburn Fite
Sally Elinor Flagg
Ronetta Jean Foglietta
Robert W. Foster
Carol Irene Fritz
Donald Barton Fritz
Nancy Fuller

H Anna Louise Gates
Barbara Geer
Marlene Louise Gillespie
Judith Ann Gillis
Katherine Jean Glendenning
Sandra Lee Goldsmith
James Edward Good, Jr.
David Evans Gourley
Donald Lee Grafton
Jane Dorothy Gregson
John Gerald Haggerty
Norman Dolliver Hall, Jr.
William Henry Hall
Carl Herman Hanson
Kirk Linton Hanson
Sandra Louise Harnden
Harold Arthur Hawkes
Harold Robert Hawkes
Kenneth Arthur Hayes
James Edward Heavey
Robert Joseph Heavey
Peter Wayne Hemingway

H Anne Louise Hennessy
Richard Thomas Heslin

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Jane Forsythe Hibbard
June Allen Hibbard
Franklin Donald Horrigan
John Frederick Howell
James Robert Hurton
Walter Thomas Hynes, Jr.
Michael Anthony Iwanowicz
Nancy Loretta Jackson
David Larry Johnson
Jerremy Lee Johnson
Norman Helmar Johnson
Thomas Gerald Johnston
Carolyn Ann Jonas
Shirley Ruth Junkins
Jascha Kassels

H Judith Ann Keller
Jane Beatrice Kelley

H Robert Arthur Kiley
Richard Gleason Kinder
Samuel McGuire King, Jr.
Russell Paull Kumph, Jr.
Ralph Donald Lazzaro
Delbert Arthur LeFave
Priscilla Ellen Lefavour
Ruth Edith Leone
Robert George Lincoln

H Ralph William Lowry
Jean Kathleen Luciano
Wendy Lee MacCaughey
Carole Ann MacDonald
Jeanette Ann MacDonald
Janet MacKay
Roger Gerald Maloney
Jeanette Ann Malonson
Janice Ruth Marchant
Judith Ann Mayhew
Lorraine Ann Mederios
Beverly Anne Melanson
Carol Ann Melanson
Carol Marie Melanson
Carol Virginia Melanson
Roger Gordon Menges
Ronald Francis Meuse
Ruth Elizabeth Meuse
Julia Anne Miller
Wesley Lance Millett
Philip Anthony Minichiello
Leo Francis Monahan
Carol Ann Montgomery
June Frances Moran

Joseph Allen Morrison
Janice Naomi Moss
Robert Crocker Murray
Patricia Ann Muse
Robert William McCarthy
Elizabeth Ruth McCauley
Elaine Christine McEvoy
Donna Irene McKinnon
Ernest Byron McLellan, Jr.

H Anne Elizabeth McLennan
Dianne McLeod
Geraldine Edna McMahon
Margaret Mary McWhinnie
Janice Ann Nelson
Bryan Noble
Carol Ann Nutile
Thomas Gerald O'Donnell
Edith Luise Oswald
Christina Paige
John Elwin Paiva
Ida Palermo
Neil Arthur Palmer
Ruth Florence Palmer
Lawrence Ignatius Palumbo
Mary Ann Passamonte
Donald James Percy
Guillaume Leopold Piedboeuf
Germain Joseph Pierce
Sandra Amy Pierce
Robert Lewis Pote, Jr.
Bradford Herman Pottle
Helen Marie Raffael

H John Davison Rattray
Anthony John Rauseo
Jane Warburton Rawstron
Judith Ellen Reed
Eleanor Florence Ring
Robert Rosswell Rizza
Diane Robinson
John Charles Robinson

* Joseph Hyman Rosenfarb
Judith Ann Rugg
Richard Bradley Ruthfield
Carol Ann Ryan
Charles Francis Ryder
Deanna May Santoro
Joan Patricia Sharpe
Judith Emily Sherman
Mildred Roberta Sherman
Anna Mae Siggens

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Catherine Marie Smith
Ernest Frank Spicer, Jr.
Judith Anne Spiers
Barbara Gail Stikeman
Patricia Helena Stockbridge
John Sanborn Strong, Jr.
Sandra Frances Studley
Paul Joseph Suprenant
Philip Alan Surette
H Linda Mae Swanson
Carol Ann Tasker
Michael John Tecce, Jr.
Ellen Louise Wall

Francis Joseph Walsh, Jr.
Barbara Mae Warren
Shirley Barbara Waselchuck

H Janet Webster

Richard Lincoln Wells

H Alan Raymond Wentzel
Richard Dumont Whitney
Carolyn Ruby Whitten
Henry Charles Wilder
David Allen Williams
Doris Kathleen Williams
Marilyn Joyce Willwerth
Robert Charles Zelck

"Left to join Armed Forces
H Honor pupil

80 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of Library Trustees

TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Phillips C. Davis, Chairman
Mrs. Miriam G. Needham, Secretary

Mrs. Ruth Akin John J. Round, Jr.

Walter C. Hickey Hervey J. Skinner

Edward E. Lynch Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr.

* Albert W. Rock wood Miss Gladys Watkins

LIBRARIAN

Asbury W. Schley

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AND CATALOGUER
H. Gladys Mackenzie

YOUTH LIBRARIAN
Thomas McGuiggan

CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN
Violet Reed

GREENWOOD LIBRARIAN
Evelyn B. Henderson, until October Enid L. Schmuch

MONTROSE LIBRARIAN
Alice S. Waterworth

CIRCULATION LIBRARIAN
Clara Wilson until September Evelyn B. Henderson

ASSISTANTS
Jerremy Johnson Edith Stewart

Enid L. Schmuch Thomasina Gerbrands Barbara Stikeman

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Edna R. Wentzel, until August Florence H. Larson

PART TIME ASSISTANTS

Grace W. Eaton Frances Merrey

Henry Costello

BUILDING CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR
Carl H. Brown

JANITOR (Greenwood Branch)
Chester I. Hopkins

* Term Expired

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 81

REPORT OF THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES

The Trustees of The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library herewith submit
the one hundred and first Annual Report.

After many changes at the library the trustees are glad to note, that as
the year ends conditions at the library have become more stabilized. Early
in the year the first change affected the board when Mr. Albert W. Rock-
wood retired as Trustee after serving twenty-three years, from 1933-56. To
fill this vacancy Mr. Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr. was elected in March to
serve as Trustee for three years,

The many changes in library personnel have each in their own way
been a loss to the library, but the retirement of Miss Clara Wilson has made
a distinct gap in the staff. Through the years her personal as well as pro-
fessional interest was unlimited service to the library and the community.
With sincere regret the Trustees accepted the resignation of the Head
Librarian, Mr. Asbury W. Schley, who left on November first to accept a
position in West Hartford, Connecticut. During the four years Mr. Schley
was in Wakefield the library grew in facilities and service under his di-
rection.

The position of Head Librarian has been filled by the appointment of
Miss D. Marjorie Taylor. As Miss Taylor assumes the position on Janu-
ary 1, 1957 she will bring to the library considerable professional experi-
ence and several years of administrative knowledge from libraries in Eng-
land and Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Trustees have had many conferences with the Personnel Board
endeavoring to benefit the library staff. The working hours and vacation
periods have been adjusted to meet the prevailing library standards. The
Trustees are continuing their efforts to secure a classification for Super-
visor of Adult Services, for it is felt that a professional librarian should be
in charge of Reference and Reader's Advisor Service. A vacancy in this
department is a handicap to the best library service for the town.

The steadily growing number of registered borrowers and the increased
yearly circulation, now 246,705 indicates the library has been a busy place
during 1956. The Catalogue Department has prepared 3,562 new books
and the reference questions answered have totaled over 4,500. The circula-
tion of 16,474 pictures have filled the requests from classrooms and indi-
viduals. To meet the constant use of the record collection new records
have been added each month. These have been purchased with the pur-
pose of building a good basic record library, and at the same time fill the
borrowers' requisitions. At present a more complete re-cataloging of the
record collection is being made. In order to furnish listening privileges
for patrons a Music Room should be provided to fulfill this public desire.

At the branches the children predominate as interested readers and
the circulation continues to increase. At Greenwood the crowded condi-
tions are most evident. At Montrose whole families seem aware of their

82 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

library. During the fall eight well-attended story hours were held there.
Opportunities for service in these growing communities seem almost un-
limited.

As much of the children's and youth work is allied with the school in-
terests, so the growth of the school attendance is equally reflected at the
library. In keeping with this, the very crowded conditions in our Youth
Room were somewhat relieved last fall when the Junior High School
opened its own library. We do, however, continue to send book deposits to
the Junior High School. In the spring seventh and eighth grade classes
came to the Youth Room for instruction in the use of the library. New
rules for the Youth Room were adopted and printed for distribution.

The Children's Librarian has visited the grammar schools three times
during the year. Under her direction book deposits were sent to each ele-
mentary grade. In addition 47 special collections were loaned at the re-
quest of teachers. The deposits were changed three times with a total cir-
culation of 19,176. During the summer book collections were sent and stor-
ies were told to the Scout and Brownie Day Camps. Thirty-three pre-
school story hours have been held with an average attendance of 50, while
the attendance at the 28 story hours for grade school averaged 62. With
the purchase of a new projector and the enrollment in the Massachusetts
Film Co-operative, a new moving picture program has been initiated. The
attendance has been so overwhelming that the weekly program has had
to be limited to pupils from one school at a time. Even so, seating space
has been taxed.

As a summer project, 534 children participated in a baseball game. At
weekly meetings outstanding books were reviewed and prizes awarded to
the children in each group who had read the greatest number of books.
Donations received from the Red Sox Organization and the Rotary Club,
and the co-operation of the Wakefield Daily Item sports writer brought
this program to a most successful conclusion.

A part time assistant in the Children's Room has meant a great deal
to the librarian and the public in extra services rendered. In the near
future a permanent assistant in this department must be inaugurated.

The library has made it possible for many club groups to use the lec-
ture hall as a convenient meeting place. The Great Books program has
completed its first year with good attendance under able direction and has
now begun its second year of book discussion. It is hoped that the library
can further develop its public relations with the formation of a "Friends
of the Library" group. Foundations for this organization have already
been made.

Picture displays and books of current interest have been exhibited
monthly throughout the library. The festive Christmas decorations were
enhanced by the gift of wreaths from Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood
in memory of Junius Beebe. The attractive floral arrangements of the
Wakefield Garden Club and the many gifts of books and magazines have
shown the kindness of many people.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

During the spring, emergency repairs for flood damage at the Mont-
rose Branch and leaks at the main library rapidly depleted the mainte-
nance funds. It is vital that waterproofing and permanent repairs and
upkeep shall be provided before more costly damage is done.

PHILLIPS C. DAVIS, Chairman
MIRIAM G. NEEDHAM, Secretary
RUTH H. AKIN
WALTER C. HICKEY
EDWARD E. LYNCH
JOHN J. ROUND, JR.
HERVEY J. SKINNER
FRANK A. TREDINNICK
GLADYS WATKINS

FINANCIAL STATISTICS — 1956

Junius Beebe Trust Fund
Decius Beebe Trust Fund
Marcus Beebe Trust Fund
Frederic Beebe Trust Fund
Eleanor H. Beebe Trust Fund
Katherine E. Beebe Trust Fund
Charles S. Beebe Trust Fund
John H. Beebe Trust Fund
J. Oliver Beebe Trust Fund
Alice Beebe Carpenter Trust Fund
George O. Carpenter Trust Fund
Sylenda B. Stearns Trust Fund

INCOME

Trust Company

Original

Book

Fund

Value

Income

$ 23,030.00

$ 33,063.60

$ 1,702.34

14,000.00

15,779.10

1,099.40

15,000.00

18,476.99

1,234.94

5,000.00

6,296.50

323.43

5,000.00

5,694.26

256.88

5,000.00

5,524.71

155.43

1,000.00

1,169.28

25.35

2,500.00

2,788.70

94.67

5,000.00

5,456.69

135.13

nd 5,000.00

5,548.06

149.43

Ld 1,000.00

1,117.24

21.92

2,000.00

2,195.42

46.97

$ 83,530.00 $103,130.55 $ 5,184.95

Note: 25% of the net income of the Junius Beebe Fund and 10% of the
other funds listed above are added to the principal each year.

Library Funds held by the Trustees:

Harris Mason Dolbeare Memorial Fund

Edwin McDuffie Fund

James H. Keough Fund

Wakefield Savings Bank, Income Fund

Helen Frances Carleton Memorial Fund

1,136.23
1,000.00
2,965.90
483.67
1,122.76

$ 6,708.56

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Library Funds held by the Town Treasurer :

John Gould Abom Fund

Cyrus G. Beebe Fund

Frederic Beebe Fund

Hiram Eaton Fund

Robert Parker Dolbeare Fund

Willard Donnell Fund

Milledge Elliott Fund

Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund

Flint Memorial Fund

Merrill W. Gove Fund

Melvin J. Hill Fund

Francis P. Hurd Fund

Franklin Poole Fund

Mary H. Pratt Fund

Ashton H. Thayer Fund

Cyrus Wakefield Fund

Annie L. Cox Fund

Frank P. Wakefield Fund

Principal

$ 1,689.00

2,000.00

1,000.00

500.00

1,000.00

500.00

1,000.00

500.00

2,500.00

500.00

200.00

500.00

2,000.00

1,000.00

Income
51.05
60.45
32.76
30.23
15.11
15.11
30.23
15.11
32.76
15.10
15.11
75.56
16.39
6.05
15.11
16.39
60.45
30.68

$ 17,389.00 $ 533.65

EXPENDITURES

Book and Binding

Records

Periodicals

Heat, Light and Telephone

Supplies, Maintenance and Microfilming

Miscellaneous and Library Conference

Capital Outlay

Salaries, Library Service

Salaries, Custodial

Town Appropriation 1956

Dog Tax

Income from Library Trust Funds

Income from Town Funds

8,981.38

285.66

1,039.74

3,275.00

4,913.46

486.70

718.87

38,055.60

4,458.00

$ 62,214.41

SUMMARY

$ 54,566.96

2,306.39

rids

5,184.95

533.65

$ 62,591.95

Expenditures

— 62,214.41

Unexpended Balance

Money returned to the Town 1956

Fines, Payments for lost books, non-resident fees, etc

$ 377.54

$ 2,298.33

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REGISTRATION STATISTICS

Total Main Library 7,772

Total Greenwood Branch 1,336

Total Montrose Branch 796

Total Non-Residents 179

10,033

LIBRARY RESOURCES

Volumes belonging to the Library January 1, 1956 85,648

Volumes added by purchase 3,456

Volumes added by gift 106

Total 3,562

Volumes Withdrawn 1956 1,915

Volumes belonging to the Library Dec. 31, 1956 87,295

Periodicals and Newspapers currently received 186

Periodicals and Newspapers received by gift 44

Mounted Pictures belonging to the Library Dec. 31, 1956 21,000*

Pamphlets belonging to the Library Dec. 31, 1956 3,000*

* Approximate number

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 87

Report of the Municipal Light Board

We submit for your consideration the sixty-third annual report of the
Municipal Light Board for the year ending December 31, 1956.

The net profit of the Department was $156,385.85 as compared to
$144,944.85 in 1955. The Sale of Gas increased 10.4% and electricity 10.1%.

The balance in the Operating Fund was $152,000.92 as compared with
$135,405.32 in 1955.

The sum of $70,000.00 was paid to the Town to be used in computing
the tax rate for 1956. The total amount paid to the Town is $763,229.57.

The Manager's report including financial statements for the year are
included in this report.

JAMES B. WIS WALL, Chairman
JOHN MORLEY, Secretary
JOSEPH M. HARTSHORNE

To the Board of Light Commissioners:

Gentlemen :

The following condensed Profit and Loss Statement shows the financial
operations of the Department for the year ending December 31, 1956 and
the changes from the previous year.

Sales of Gas and Electricity $ 1,158,044.02 Increase $107,528.92

Cost of Gas and Electricity 602,183.03 Increase 79,590.83

Gross Revenue 555,860.99 Increase 27,938.09

Operating Expense 398,290.43 Increase 17,207.86

Operating Revenue 157,570.56 Increase 10,730.23

Other Revenue 2,738.79 Increase 1,164.86

Gross Revenue 160,309.35 Increase 11,895.09

Other Expense 3,923.50 Increase 454.09

Net Income 156,385.85 Increase 11,441.00

Paid to Town in lieu of Taxes 70,000.00 Increase 10,000.00

Net 86,385.85 Increase 1,441.00

88 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

During the year the Electric Department installed :
19,284 feet of primary wire
28,120 feet of secondary wire

148 new services

119 poles

and the Gas Department installed :

3,246 feet of gas mains
1,704 feet of service pipe
24 new services

At the end of the year there were 4,553 gas meters and 7,322 electric
meters in use, which is a decrease of 2 gas meters and an increase of 125
electric meters.

ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT

The electric load reached a new peak of 8,424 K.W. This increase was
only 2% over 1955, due to mild weather in December and also because of
controlling the pumping stations and certain other loads during our peak
hours. However, our total sales were 29,877,371 kilowatt hours, an increase
of more than 11%.

NEW CONSTRUCTION

A total of 32 transformers (1830 KVA) were installed during the year.
These included distribution transformers and Commercial and Industrial
installations. Six transformers (1050 KVA) were installed at Transitron
Electronics Corp. When the Atwell Junior High School was rewired, we
installed 3 — 75 KVA transformers in their new vault.

At the time North Ave. was widened, underground cable was installed,
from Chestnut to Church Sts., and the poles and overhead wires were re-
moved.

STREET LIGHTING
As a continuation of our annual relighting program, 37 aluminum
standards with mercury vapor lamps were installed on Main St., Lakeside.
New lights were also placed on Church St., Richardson Ave., West Water
St., Armory St., part of Albion St. and on North Ave., from Main St. to
Church St.

MAINTENANCE
In order to reduce damage and interruptions of service from storms,
we engage a tree service contractor to trim trees over our wires and to re-
move diseased trees. Approximately % of our lines are cleared each year
by this tree trimming program, accomplished under the supervision of the
Tree Supervisor of the Public Works.

EXPANSION PROGRAM

Two new circuits will be constructed next year; one for a substantial
increase in power at Transitron Electronics and the other for the American
Mutual Liability Insurance Co.

We anticipate considerable additional growth in the next few years
with the development of the industrial site on Route 128.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

GAS DEPARTMENT

Our total gas sales increased 10% and the gas sold for heating increased
50% over last year.

CONSTRUCTION

New gas mains were installed on part of Foundry St. and Broadway
to provide a tie with existing lines as protection and additional capacity
for large industrial users in that general area.

A new main was installed across the railroad bridge at Winn St. to
provide a tie between gas lines on Elm St. and North Ave.

MAINTENANCE
We conducted our annual vegetation survey of gas mains. The survey,
by a Company of specialists in this field, is considered a most effective
means of leak detection and control. This company also completed a leak
survey of all Schools, Public Buildings and Business and Commercial dis-
tricts.

OFFICE
Additional heating capacity was installed at our office building, as well
as a new and modern fireproof safe door for our vault.
Financial statements follow:

MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT

BALANCE SHEET

December 31, 1956

ASSETS
PLANT INVESTMENTS:

Gas Department (Schedule A)
Electric Department (Schedule B)
General Equipment (Schedule C)
Combination Gas & Electric Building
Office Building

Total
CURRENT ASSETS:
Operation Fund
Depreciation Fund
Office Fund
Change Fund
Fire Alarm Fund
Special Deposits
Accounts Receivable
Materials and Supplies

Total
COST OF GAS CONVERSION
PREPAID INSURANCES

$284,911.48
769,344.87

30,231.46
117,994.35

12,583.22

$152,000.92

33,285.58

200.00

300.00

479.37

33,708.88

89,138.66

53,186.11

$ 1,215,065.38

$ 362,299.52

92,421.22

1,341.28

TOTAL ASSETS

$ 1,671,127.40

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS

APPROPRIATION FOR FIRE ALARM

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

Consumers' Deposits $ 33,708.88

Interest on Consumers' Deposits 1,476.30

Interest on Bonds 279.99

Total
BONDS PAYABLE

COST OF GAS CONVERSION AMORTIZED
APPROPRIATED SURPLUS:

Loans Repayment

Appropriation for Construction Repayment

Total
SURPLUS (Schedule D)

Total Liabilities and Surplus

$493,300.00
51,632.86

479.37

$ 35,465.17
70,000.00
41,631.73

$ 544,932.86
978,618.27

$ 1,671,127.40

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES
Year Ending December 31, 1956

GAS DEPARTMENT

INCOME FROM THE SALE OF GAS:

Residence

$193,033.36

Commercial

44,808.90

Heating

39,639.06

Municipal

1,481.61

Minimum

254.57

Total

279,217.50

DEDUCT— OPERATING EXPENSES:

Gas Purchased

$114,563.38

Distribution

61,956.28

Commercial

13,340.48

New Business

392.73

General

19,144.65

Depreciation

20,508.07

Total

229,905.59

OPERATING INCOME

49,311.91

ADD— OTHER INCOME:

Jobbing

$ 74.83

Income from Rents

502.95

Interest on Bank Balance

270.00

Total

847.78

GROSS INCOME

50,159.69

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

DEDUCT— OTHER EXPENSES :
Interest on Bonds
Interest on Consumers' Deposits
Bad Debts

Total
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (Schedule D)

342.01
385.04
459.76

$ 1,186.81

$ 48,972.88

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES
Year Ending December 31, 1956

ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT

INCOME FROM THE SALE OF ELECTRICITY:

Residence $472,842.28

Commercial 182,887.29

Power 158,923.42

Municipal Lighting 9,042.97

Municipal Power 24,391.88

Street Lighting 30,500.00

Minimum Bills 238.68

Total

$ 878,826.52

DEDUCT— OPERATING EXPENSES
Electricity Purchased
Distribution
Utilization
Commercial
New Business
General
Depreciation

Total

$487,619.65
109,369.32
19,284.78
31,334.71
1,656.55
34,424.60
86,878.26

$ 770,567.87

OPERATING REVENUE

ADD— OTHER INCOME:
Jobbing

Income from Rents
Interest on Bank Balance

$ 87.46

1,173.55

630.00

$ 108,258.65

Total

$ 1,891.01

GROSS INCOME

$ 110,149.66

92 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

DEDUCT— OTHER EXPENSES:

Interest on Bonds $ 797.98

Interest on Consumers' Deposits 898.43

Bad Debts 1,040.28

Total $ 2,736.69

NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (Schedule D) $ 107,412.97

PLANT INVESTMENT

Land

$ 6,604.47

Boiler Plant Equipment

1,302.61

Miscellaneous Power Plant Equipment

445.25

Street Mains

174,116.87

Services

60,347.36

Consumers' Meters

31,268.78

Consumers' Meter Installation

10,826.14

Total

$ 284,911.48

ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT— SCHEDULE B

Land $ 6,021.82

Structures 9,701.46

Substation Equipment 206,110.52

Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors 170,090.59

Underground Conduits 6,039.29

Underground Conductors 120,428.54

Consumers' Meters 44,198.86

Consumers' Meter Installation 9.53

Line Transformers 114,227.56

Transformer Installation 32,711.93

Street Lighting Equipment 59,804.77

Total $ 769,344.87

GENERAL EQUIPMENT— SCHEDULE C

Office Equipment $ 2,686.00

Store Equipment 3,306.27

Transportation Equipment 9,389.51

Laboratory Equipment 927.72

Miscellaneous Equipment 13,921.96

Total $ 30,231.46

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

SURPLUS as of December 31, 1956

Balance, January 1, 1956 $898,369.73

Profit from Electric Operations 107,412.97

Profit from Gas Operations 48,972.88

Income from the Sale of Junk Wire, Cable, Etc. 3,540.18

Total

$ 1,058,295.76

DEBITS

Paid to Town
Bonds Paid
Property Abandoned

Total

SURPLUS, December 31, 1956

$ 70,000.00
5,000.00
4,677.49

$ 79,677.49

$ 978,618.27

COST OF GAS

Total Cost at Plant

Cost per M Cubic Feet

Average Cost delivered per M Cubic Feet

Average Selling Price per M Cubic Feet

Total Gas Purchased — cubic feet

Total Gas Sold— cubic feet

114,563.38

$ 1.020

$ 2.192

$ 2.659

112,219,000

104,801,900

COST OF ELECTRICITY

Total Cost at Switchboard

Cost per K.W. Hr.

Average Cost delivered per K.W. Hr.

Average Selling price per K.W. Hr.

Total Electricity Purchased— K.W. Hrs.

Total Electricity Sold— K.W. Hrs.

$ 487,619.65

.01632

.02712

.03090

29,877,371

28,401,147

MICHAEL F. COLLINS,

Manager.

94 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Report of the Town Clerk

TOWN MEETING RECORDS

Annual Town Meeting, March 12, 1956

Meeting called to order at 7:35 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate,
who read the call for the meeting.

On motion by Marcus Beebe :

Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the
constable's return, be dispensed with.

Constable's return read by Town Clerk Charles F. Young.

ARTICLE 1
To hear and act upon the report of the town officers, as published.
On motion by Marcus Beebe, chairman of the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the reports of the town officers be accepted, as published.

ARTICLE 2

To choose all town officers not required to be elected by ballot.
On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the moderator appoint a committee of five to bring in
nominations of town officers not required to be elected by ballot.

ARTICLE 3

To see if the town will vote to authorize the town treasurer, with the
approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antici-
pation of the revenue of the financial year begining January 1, 1956, and
to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew
any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in ac-
cordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws. — Paul Lazzaro and
others.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town authorize the town treasurer, with the ap-
proval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa-
tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1956, and to
issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any
note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accord-
ance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen,
is authorized to borrow money according to the subject matter of Article 3.

ARTICLE 4

To see if the town will vote to authorize various departments to pur-
chase new equipment at net costs not exceeding amounts specified below,
exchanging similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the net cost of
such new equipment to be expended from the appropriations voted for such
departments.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Accounting Department:

1 Standard Duplicating Machine

Assessors' Department:

1 Grade "A Label" Safe

Police Department:

1 New Automobile

Fire Department:

600 ft. 2%" Hose @ $1.81
1000 ft. W Hose @ .90
1 Ladder Gun

$ 1,086.00
900.00

399.85

$ 232.75

$ 1,299.29

$ 1,500.00

$ 2,385.85

Public Works Department:

Fire Stations

2 Water Coolers @ $161.78

323.56

Engineering Division

1 Five Drawer Plan File

150.00

Park Division

1 — 20" Rotary Mower

130.00

Water Division

1 Burner and Boiler Installed

1,500.00

2,103.56

Welfare Department:

1 Typewriter

190.00

1 Automobile

1,800.00

1 File

250.00

2,240.00

Library Department:

2 Outside Signs @ $125,00

250.00

Stack Lighting

1,200.00

Display Peg Board

800.00

Projector

500.00

Lounge Chair

115.00

Power Lawn Mower and Snow Plow Combination

250.00

Exhaust Fan — Montrose Branch

225.00

Duplicating Machine

175.00

3,515.00

$ 12,876.60

96 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

School Department:

Senior High School :
Replace 6 Typewriters $ 750.00

Junior High School :

Fence 250.00

Film Projector 100.00

Sound Projector 485.00

Tape Recorder 200.00

Elementary Schools:
Fence— West Ward 500.00

Condenser Pump — Warren 350.00

$ 2,635.00

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town authorize various departments to purchase new
equipment at net cost not exceeding the amount specified below; exchang-
ing similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the net cost of such
equipment to be expended from the appropriation voted for such depart-
ments:

Accounting Department:

1 Standard Duplicating Machine $ 232.75

Assessors' Department:

1 Grade "A Label" Safe $ 1,299.99

Police Department:

1 New Automobile $ 1,500.00

Fire Department:

600 ft. 2%" Hose $ 1,086.00

1,000 ft. iy 2 " Hose 900.00

1 Ladder Gun 399.85

$ 2,385.85

Public Works Department:

Fire Stations
1 Water Cooler $ 161.78

Engineering Division

1 Five Drawer Plan File 150.00

Park Division
1—20" Rotary Mower 130.00

Water Division
1 Burner and Boiler Installed 1,500.00

$ 1,941.78

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 97

Welfare Department:

1 Typewriter
1 File

Library Department:

Projector

Exhaust Fan — Montrose Branch

School Department:

Senior High School

6 Typewriters
Junior High School

Film Projector

Sound Projector

Tape Recorder
Elementary Schools

Condenser Pump — Warren

$ 1,885.00
ARTICLE 5

To determine how much money the town will raise and appropriate for
General Government, Protection of Persons and Property, Health and
Sanitation, Public Works, Charities and Veterans' Benefits, Education,
Recreation, and Unclassified, Public Service Enterprises, Interest and Ma-
turing Debt, specifying what appropriations shall be taken from the re-
ceipts of a department. — Board of Selectmen.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $83,892.27 for
General Government as follows:

Selectmen's Department:

Salaries of Board $ 690.00

Salary Clerk of Board 321.00

Pensions 208.65

Other Expense 3,685.00

190.00

250.00

440.00

500.00

225.00

725.00

750.00

100.00
485.00
200.00

350.00

$ 4,904.65

Accounting Department:

Salary of Accountant $ 5,100.00

Salary Account Clerk 3,150.00

Salary Account Clerk 2,850.00

Salary Clerk B— V 2 year 1,275.00

Automobile Allowance 200.00

Other Expense 997.75

$ 13,572.75

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Treasurer's Department:

Salary of Treasurer
Salary of Paymaster
Salaries Clerical Assistants
Tax Titles
Other Expense

Legal Department:

Salary Town Counsel
Other Expense

2,850.00
617.00
1,150.00
1,000.00
1,540.00

4,000.00
3,655.00

$ 7,157.00

$ 7,655.00

Collector's Department:

Salary of Collector
Salary Clerk C
Salary Clerk B
Salary Deputy Collector
Other Expense

3,650.00
2,650.00
2,550.00
75.00
2,619.50

$ 11,544.50

Assessors' Department:

Salaries of Board:
Chairman
Secretary
Third Member

Salary Office Supervisor

Salary Clerk C

Salary Clerk B

Salary Assistant Assessor

Automobile Allowance

Other Expense

Grade "A — Label" Safe

1,380.00
1,380.00
1,242.00
4,200.00
2,500.00
2,250.00
80.00
200.00
1,475.00
1,299.29

Town Clerk's Department:

Salary Town Clerk

Salary Clerk C

Clerical Assistants (Part Time)

Other Expense

3,650.00

2,650.00

50.00

625.00

$ 16,006.29

Election and Registration:

Salaries of Registrars
Salary Clerk of Registrars
Clerical Assistants (Part Time)
Assistant Registrars
Other Expense

442.98

300.00

2,038.40

1,800.00

2,200.00

$ 6,975.00

$ 6,781.38

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 99

Election Expense — Selectmen:

Election Officers
Other Expense

Personnel Board:

Salary Clerk A (Part Time)
Other Expense

Finance Committee:

Clerical Assistance
Administrative Assistance
Other Expense

Capital Outlay Committee
Planning Board
Board of Appeals

PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY

On motion by Finance Committee, as amended by J. J. Round, Jr. and
Mr. Cameron:

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $296,808.07
for Protection of Persons and Property, as follows:

$ 3,579.70

816.00

4,395.70

$ 600.00

165.00

765.00

$ 250.00

600.00

900.00

1,750.00

1,000.00

685.00

700.00

Police Department:

Salary of Chief

$ 5,000.00

Salary of Lieutenant

4,500.00

Salaries of Sergeants

8,035.37

Salaries of Regular Patrolmen and/or

substitutes therefor

92,126.12

Other Substitution

3,108.00

Salary Clerk B

2,550.00

Uniform Allowance

1,450.00

Other Expense

7,343.00

Mass. Police Training School

20.14

New Automobile

1,500.00

Salaries and Uniform Allowance of Women

Traffic Supervisors

6,640.40

Police Matron

75.00

Veterans' Pension

1,562.52

$133,910.55

100

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Fire Department:

Salary of Chief

Salary of Captain

Salaries of Lieutenants

Salary of Mechanic

Salaries of Regular Firefighters and/ or

substitutes therefor
Pensions

Uniform Allowance
Salaries of Call Men
Other Expense
New Equipment
Out of State Travel
Fire Prevention

4,700.00

4,500.00

16,400.00

4,100.00

88,200.00

3,632.37

800.00

6,000.00

4,050.00

2,385.85

100.00

$134,968.22

Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights

10,000.00

Hydrant Rental

2,340.00

Civil Defense:

Salary Clerk A

1,500.00

Other Expense

2,715.00

4,215.00

Building Inspector:

Salary Building Inspector

3,450.00

Salary Clerk

933.33

Automobile Allowance

300.00

Other Expense

300.00

4,983.33

Wire Inspector:

Salary Wire Inspector

600.00

Salary Clerk

466.50

Other Substitutions

100.00

Automobile Allowance

150.00

Other Expense

200.00

1,516.50

Plumbing Inspector:

Salary Plumbing Inspector

1,000.00

Automobile Allowance

100.00

1,100.00

Sealer Weights and Measures:

Salary Sealer Weights and Measures

1,200.00

Truck Allowance

200.00

Other Expense

50.00

$ 1,450.00

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 101

Dog Officer — Animal Inspector:

Salary Dog Officer — Animal Inspector $ 1,200.00

Automobile Allowance 160.00

Pension 664.47

$ 2,024.47

Compensation Account $ 300.00

HEALTH AND SANITATION

That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $15,261.00 for Health
and Sanitation as follows :

Salaries of Board $ 414.00

Salary of Agent 738.00

Salary Public Health Nurse 2,850.00

Salary Milk Inspector 738.00

Clerical Assistant (part time) 80.00

Automobile Allowance 500.00

Other Expense 7,018.00

Polio Clinic 2,923.00

$ 15,261.00

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $494,056.02 for
public works as follows:

Board of Public Works:

Salary of Director $ 8,400.00

Salary, Public Works Supt. 4,850.00

Salary, Clerk of Board 390.00

Salary, Clerk C 2,800.00

Salary, Costs Clerk 3,763.62

Salary, Clerk C 2,871.00
Engineering :

Salaries $ 15,483.33

Other Expense 750.00

B.P.W. Other Expense 770.00

Transportation and Equipment 9,950.00

Garage Labor 9,170.00

$ 59,197.95

Garbage Collection: $ 14,000.00

Buildings:

Town Hall Maintenance $ 1,755.00

Building Attendant 2,850.00

Other Substitutions 500.00

102 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Lafayette Maintenance

4,502.00

Custodial Supervisor

3,850.00

Other Substitutions

150.00

Auto Allowance

200.00

Police Station Maintenance

3,058.00

Building Attendant

3,150.00

Other Substitutions

1,602.00

Fire Station Maintenance

4,490.53

Highway Building Maintenance

3,297.20

Building Attendant

3,150.00

Other Substitution

100.00

$ 32,654.73

Moth and Tree Division:

Salary, Supervisor

$ 4,200.00

Tree Climbers

11,960.00

Pensions

1,820.31

Other Expense

1,000.00

$ 18,980.31

Park Division:

Salary, Supervisor

$ 2,100.00

Automobile Allowance

150.00

Maintenance Men & Laborers

15,976.00

Other Expense

1,760.00

$ 19,986.00

Cemetery Division:

Salary, Supervisor

$ 2,100.00

Automobile Allowance

150.00

Maintenance Men and Laborers

7,008.80

Other Expense

2,925.00

$ 12,183.80

Perpetual Care Income Available

$ 1,422.98

$ 10,760.82

To be appropriated from Sale of Lots Fund

$ 3,510.00

$ 7,250.82

Water Division:

Salary, Supervisor

$ 2,907.36

Salary, Clerk C

2,650.00

Salary, Clerk B

2,150.00

Salary, Clerk B

2,550.00

Pensions

2,779.40

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 103

Labor 60,000.00

Materials and Equipment 62,643.80

Maturing Water Bonds 39,000.00

Water Bond Interest 6,021.25

$180,701.81

Sewer Division:

Salary, Supervisor $ 1,292.64

Labor 8,232.00

Pensions 253.50

Maintenance 4,343.00

Sewer Connections 20,000.00

$ 34,121.14

Highway Division:

Salary, Supervisor $ 4,200.00

Salary, Clerk B 2,550.00

Labor 68,641.80

Pensions 9,196.46

Maintenance 35,575.00

Rentals 7,000.00

$127,163.26
Total for Public Works $494,056.02

CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS

That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $346,228.51 for Chari-
ties and Veterans' Benefits as follows:

Salaries of Board $ 690.00

General Relief 18,700.00

General Relief Administration 640.50

General Relief Unpaid Bills Prior Years 3,553.96

Disability Assistance $ 43,000.00

Disability Assistance Administration 1,281.00

Aid to Dependent Children $ 19,000.00

Aid to Dependent Children Adm. 640.50

Old Age Assistance $211,000.00

Old Age Assistance Adm. 10,248.00

$ 23,584.46

$ 44,281.00

$ 19,640.50

$221,248.00

104 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Part of expense for Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance
will be paid from available Federal Funds.

Town Home :

Veterans' Pension $ 941.70

Other Expense 795.00

$ 1,736.70

Veterans' Benefits:

Recipients $ 32,000.00

Salary Veterans' Agent 900.00

Salary Clerk B (% year) 1,275.00

Automobile Allowance 150.00

Administration Expense 445.00

Unpaid Bills 1955 108.15

$ 34,878.15

Department of Veterans' Services:

Salary of Director $ 200.00

Administration Expense 50.00

Pension 609.70

$ 859.70

EDUCATION

That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,124,738.08 for Edu-
cation as follows:

School Department:

Salaries $856,214.75

Pensions 16,762.37

Other Expense 167,094.00

Out of State Travel 300.00

Adult Education 4,300.00

$ 1,044,671.12
Junior High School Lighting $ 20,000.00

Trade Schools 6,000.00

$ 1,070,671.12

Library:

Salary Town Librarian $ 5,050.00

Salary Assistance Town Librarian 3,650.00

Salary Youth Librarian 3,300.00

Salary Circulation Librarian 3,450.00

Salary Children's Librarian 3,300.00

Salary Branch Librarian 3,300.00

Salary Senior Library Assistant 2,500.00

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 105

Salary Senior Library Assistant 2,350.00

Salary Junior Library Assistant 2,100.00

Salary Junior Library Assistant 2,150.00

Salary Administrative Assistant 2,850.00

Salary Clerk "A" (part time) 1,332.00

Salary Building Custodial Supervisor 3,650.00

Salary Part Time Attendants 2,850.00

Substitutions 550.00

Permanent Improvements 725.00

Other Expense 10,959.96

$ 54,066.96

and that $2,306.39 be appropriated from Dog Tax receipts for Other Ex-
penses.

Amendment by Lane W. Fuller, chairman of the School Committee:

That the town raise and appropriate for the School Department by
adding to the item of Salaries the sum of $21,089.85.

The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative.

The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.

RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $172,059.41 for
Recreation and Unclassified as follows:

Recreation:

Salary of Supervisor $ 800.00

Salaries of Assistants 3,864.00

Salaries Head of Lake Area 1,200.00

Other Expense 1,700.00

New Equipment 300.00

$ 7,864.00
Miscellaneous Account — Selectmen $ 1,565.00

Street Lights $ 30,500.00

Rifle Range— Company E— 182nd Inf. $ 210.00

Insurance $ 40,833.00

Retirement System:

Pension Accumulation Fund $ 65,798.00

Expense Fund (includes $2,550.00 Clerk B Salary) 3,570.00

$ 69,368.00

Reserve Fund: $ 21,719.41

And that $8,280.59 be transferred from Overlay Surplus Account to the
Reserve Fund.

106 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Amendment by Eugene J. Sullivan:

That the item "Salaries of Assistants" under "Recreation" be increased
from $3,864.00 to $4,184.00, increasing the total under Recreation from
$7,864.00 to $8,184.00.

The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative.

The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.

INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $337,114.25
for Interest and Maturing Debt as follows:

Interest $ 76,114.25

Maturing Debt 261,000.00

$337,114.25

LIGHT DEPARTMENT

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of $6,160.00 to provide for
payments due for the year 1956 on bonds of the Light Department and in-
terest on such bonds, and appropriate the sum of $414.00 for salaries of
the Light Commissioners to be taken from the receipts of the department
for the year 1956, and the balance of the receipts of the department for
the year 1956 be appropriated for the use of the department for other ex-
penditures, provided, however, that, if the income from said department
shall exceed the expenses of the department for said fiscal year, the use
of said excess, in whole or in part, to be determined by the 1957 annual
town meeting.

ARTICLE 6

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town amend Section 7B of the plan for the Town of
Wakefield under authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General
Laws, being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws as printed and described in
the Finance Committee recommendation bulletin, under Article No*. 6.

That the town vote to amend Section 7b of the plan for the Town of
Wakefield under authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General
Laws, being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws in the manner following:

a. By striking out Schedule I, Salary Scale of the said section and
substituting the following :

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 107

SCHEDULE I — SALARY SCALE

Pay Scale Intermediate Rates

Number Minimum (1) (2) (3) Maximum Range

S-l $ 1,900.00 $ 2,050.00 $ 2,200.00 $ 2,300.00 $ 2,400.00 $ 500

36.54 39.42 42.69 44.24 46.15

S-2 $ 2,250.00 $ 2,400.00 $ 2,550.00 $ 2,650.00 $ 2,750.00 $ 500

43.26 46.15 49.04 50.96 52.88

S-3 $ 2,500.00 $ 2,650.00 $ 2,800.00 $ 2,900.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 500

48.08 50.96 53.85 55.76 57.69

S-4 $ 2,850.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 3,150.00 $ 3,250.00 $ 3,350.00 $ 500

54.81 57.69 60.58 62.50 64.42

S-5 $ 3,150.00 $ 3,300.00 $ 3,450.00 $ 3,550.00 $ 3,650.00 $ 500

60.58 63.46 66.35 68.26 70.19

S-6 $ 3,500.00 $ 3,650.00 $ 3,850.00 $ 3,950.00 $ 4,050.00 $ 550

67.31 70.19 74.04 75.96 77.88

S-7 $ 3,800.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,200.00 $ 4,300.00 $ 4,400.00 $ 600

73.08 76.92 80.77 82.69 84.61

S-8 $ 4,250.00 $ 4,450.00 $ 4,650.00 $ 4,750.00 $ 4,850.00 $ 600

81.73 85.58 89.42 91.34 93.26

S-9 $ 4,650.00 $ 4,850.00 $ 5,050.00 $ 5,150.00 $ 5,250.00 $ 600

89.42 93.26 97.12 99.03 100.96

S-10 $ 5,100.00 $ 5,300.00 $ 5,550.00 $ 5,650.00 $ 5,750.00 $ 650

98.08 101.92 106.73 108.65 110.58

S-ll $ 5,500.00 $ 5,750.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 6,100.00 $ 6,200.00 $ 700

105.77 110.58 115.39 117.30 119.23

S-13 $ 6,550.00 $ 6,800.00 $ 7,050.00 $ 7,150.00 $ 7,250.00 $ 700

125.96 130.77 135.58 137.31 139.42

b. By striking out the classification W-3 from Schedule II, Wage

Scale of said section and substituting the following :

SCHEDULE II — WAGE SCALE

Pay Scale

Intermediate Rates

Number

Minimum

(1) (2)

Maximum

Range

W-3

$ 1.40

$ 1.45 $ 1.50

$ 1.55

.15

56.00

58.00 60.00

62.00

2,912.00

3,016.00 3,120.00

3,224.00

c. By striking out Schedule III, Police and Fire Salary Scale, of the
said section and substituting the following :

SCHEDULE III — POLICE AND FIRE SALARY SCALE

(2) (3) Maximum Range

$3,750

Pay Scale

Inten

Number

Minimum

(1)

PF-1

$3,550

$3,650

PF-2

4,050

4,150

PF-2A

4,050

4,150

PF-3

4,450

4,550

PF-4

5,000

5,200

d. By

adding to t)

he said

$3,850

$3,950

$400

4,250

4,350

300

4,250

4,350

300

4,650

4,750

300

5,400

5,600

600

108 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

SCHEDULE IV — ENGINEERING SALARY SCALE

Pay Scale

Intermediate Rates

Number

Minimum

(1)

(2)

(3)

Maximum

Range

E-l

$3,000

$3,150

$3,300

$3,450

$3,600

$600

E-2

3,800

3,950

4,100

4,300

4,500

700

E-3

4,600

4,800

5,000
ARTICLE 7

5,200

5,400

800

To see if the town will vote to reclassify all employees affected by the
new pay scale in Section 7b, Schedules I, II, III, IV, of Chapter 17 of the
town by-laws to the next pay scale interval in the new pay scale schedule
above the salary or wage interval in the pay scale schedule before said
amendment; however, if the reclassification does not provide for an in-
crease of at least $100.00 then those employees thus affected shall be re-
classified to the next pay scale interval which will provide therefor; pro-
vided further that those employees classified in the minimum pay scale
interval in the pay scale schedule before amendment shall be classified in
the minimum pay scale interval of the new pay scale schedule, and to raise
and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purpose of this
article. — Personnel Board.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town accept and adopt the recommendation as de-
scribed in the printed copy of the Finance Committee recommendation
bulletin under Article 7.

Voted: That all employees at minimum wage and salary rates in the
year 1955 be advanced to the minimum wage and salary rates in the new
pay scale schedules I, II, III, IV as established under Article No. 6, and

That all employees who were at maximum wage or salary rates in the
year 1955 be advanced to the next higher salary rate in the new pay scale
schedules I, II, III, IV as established under Article No. 6, and

That all employees between the minimum and maximum salary rates
in the year 1955 who were advanced one increment under Article No. 5 in
the budget for the year 1956 are not to be advanced an additional incre-
ment under the new pay scale schedules I, II, III, IV as established under
Article No. 6 unless the interval increment was less than $100 in the 1956
budget, in which case they shall move to the next salary rate in the new
pay scale schedules I, II, III, IV as established under Article No. 6, and
to provide therefor, the town raise and appropriate the following described
amounts :

Police Department:

Salary of Chief $ 200.00

Salary of Lieutenant 150.00

Salary of Sergeants 300.00

Salary of Patrolmen and/or substitutes therefor 3,750.00

Salary of Clerk B 100.00

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Fire Department:

Salary of Chief
Salary of Captain
Salaries of Lieutenants
Salary of Mechanic
Salaries of Firefighters

Library Department:

Salary of Circulation Librarian
Salary of Library Senior Assistant
Salary of Library Junior Assistant
Salary of Library Junior Assistant

Department of Public Works:

Salary of Clerk C
Salary of Clerk C
Engineering Salaries

Water Division:

Salary of Supervisor
Salary Clerk B
Labor

Sewer Division:

Salary of Supervisor

Highway Division:

Salary of Supervisor
Salary Clerk B
Labor

Moth and Tree Division:

Salary of Supervisor

Park Division:

Salary of Supervisor

Cemetery Division:

Salary of Supervisor

Veterans' Benefits Department:

Salary Clerk B

ARTICLE 8

To see if the town will vote to amend Section 7a of the plan for the
Town of Wakefield under authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the
General Laws, being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws.

Motion by Finance Committee :

That the town amend Section 7B of the plan for the Town of Wake-
field under authority of Section 108 A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws,
being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws as printed and described in the
Finance Committee recommendation bulletin under Artice No. 8 as follows:

300.00

150.00

300.00

50.00

3,600.00

100.00

150.00

100.00

150.00

129.00

100.00

250.00

70.00

100.00

104.00

30.00

100.00

104.00

100.00

50.00

110 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

That the town amend Section 7a of the plan for the Town of Wake-
field under authority of Section 103A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws,
being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws in the manner following:

a. Indefinite postponement.

b. By adding to "Clerical, Fiscal, Administrative" of the said section
the new classification of S-6, Junior Accountant.

c. By striking out from "Public Works Occupational Group" of the
said section the classification of S-7, Public Works Supervisor, (Highway),
(Water and Sev/er) and substituting therefor the classification of S-8,
Public Works Supervisor, (Highway) (Water and Sewer.)

d. By striking out from "Public Works Occupational Group" of the
said section the classification of W-4, Public Works Maintenance Man a,
and substituting therefor the classification of W-5, Public Works Mainte-
nance Man A.

e. By striking out from "Public Works Occupational Group" of the
said section the classification of W-5, Public Works Maintenance Man B.
and substituting therefor the classification of W-6, Public Works Mainte-
nance Man B.

f. By striking out from "Public Works Occupational Group" of the
said section the classification of W-7, Public Works Maintenance Lead-
man, and substituting therefor the classification of W-8, Public Works
Maintenance Leadman.

g. By striking out from "Engineering and Allied" of the said section
the classification of S-5, Engineering Aid, and substituting therefor the
classification of E-l, Engineering Aid.

h. By striking out from "Engineering and Allied" of the said section
the classification of S-7, Civil Engineer A, and substituting therefor the
classification of E-2, Civil Engineer A.

i. By striking out from "Engineering and Allied" of the said section
the classification of S-9, Civil Engineer B, and substituting therefor the
classification of E-3, Civil Engineer B.

j. Indefinite postponement.

k. Indefinite postponement.

Amendment by Mr. Mulligan:

That the Finance Committee's recommendation be amended as
follows :

c. Amend to read by adding after S-7, Public Works Supervisor,
(Highway), (Water and Sewer), the following: (Park and Cemetery), (Tree
Maintenance Supervisor), and by adding after S-8, Public Works Super-
visor, (Highway), (Water and Sewer), the following: (Park and Cemetery),
(Tree Maintenance Supervisor) .

The amendment was voted in the affirmative by a vote of 156 to 99 by
a count by the tellers.

The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 111

ARTICLE 9

To see if the town will vote to amend the plan for the Town of Wake-
field under authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws,
being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws.

On motion by Finance Committee, as amended by Mr. Mulligan:

That the town amend the plan for the Town of Wakefield under
authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, being Chap-
ter 17 of the town by-laws, in the manner following :

a. Indefinite postponement.

b. That the Public Works Supervisors, (Highway), (Water and
Sewer) now classified as S-7, maximum rate $4,200 be reclassified to Public
Works Supervisors, (Highway), (Water and Sewer) S-8, intermediate rate
#2, $4,450.00 and to provide therefor, the town raise and appropriate the
following described amounts:

b. Highway Division:

Salary of Supervisor $ 150.00

Water Division:

Salary of Supervisor $ 112.50

Sewer Division:

Salary of Supervisor $ 37.50

Park Division:

Salary of Supervisor $ 75.00

Cemetery Division:

Salary of Supervisor $ 75.00

Moth and Tree Division:

Salary of Supervisor $ 150.00

c. That Public Works Maintenance Man A now classified as W-4,
maximum rate $1.60 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance Man A,
W-5, intermediate rate #2, $1.65 and to provide therefor, the town raise
and appropriate the following described amounts:

Highway Division:

Labor $ 730.80

Water Division:

Labor $ 104.00

d. That Public Works Maintenance Man A now classified as W-4, in-
termediate rate #2, $1.43 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance Man
A, W-5 minimum rate $1.50 and to provide therefor, the town raise and
appropriate the following described amounts :

Highway Division:

Labor $ 291.52

112 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

e. That Public Works Maintenance Man B now classified as W-5,
maximum rate $1.70 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance Man B,
W-6, maximum rate $1.74, and to provide therefor, the town raise and
appropriate the following described amounts :

Water Division:

Labor $ 167.04

f. That Public Works Maintenance Man B now classified as W-5, in-
termediate rate #2, $1.65 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance Man
B, W-6, maximum rate $1.74, and to provide therefor, the town raise and
appropriate the following described amounts :

Water Division:

Labor $ 48.72

Sewer Division:

Labor $ 118.32

Highway Division:

Labor $ 167.04

Park Division:

Labor $ 62.64

Cemetery Division:

Labor $ 20.88

g. That Public Works Maintenance Man B now classified as W-5, in-
termediate rate #1, $1.60 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance Man
B, W-6, intermediate rate #2, $1.68 and to provide therefor, the town raise
and appropriate the following described amounts :

Water Division:

Labor $ 187.92

h. That Public Works Maintenance Man B now classified as W-5,
minimum rate, $1.50 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance Man B,
W-6, intermediate #1, $1.62, and to provide therefor, the town raise and
appropriate the following described amounts:

Park Division:

Labor $ 62.64

Cemetery Division:

Labor $ 20.88

i. That Public Works Maintenance Leadman now classified as W-7,
maximum rate $1.90 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance Leadman,
W-8, maximum rate $1.96, and to provide therefor, the town raise and ap-
propriate the following described amounts :

Highway Division:

Labor $ 250.56

j. That Public Works Maintenance Leadman now classified as W-7,
intermediate rate #1, $1.80 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 113

Leadman W-8, intermediate rate #2, $1.89 and to provide therefor, the
town raise and appropriate the following described amounts:

Water Division:

Labor $ 167.04

Highway Division:

Labor $ 83.56

k. That Public Works Maintenance Leadman now classified as W-7,

minimum rate $1.70 be reclassified to Public Works Maintenance Leadman,

W-8, intermediate rate #1, $1.82, and to provide therefor, the town raise

and appropriate the following described amounts :

Highway Division:

Labor $ 4.76

1. That Engineering Aid now classified as S-5, minimum rate, $2,850.00
be reclassified to Engineering Aid, E-l, minimum rate $3,000.00.

m. That Civil Engineer A now classified as S-7, intermediate rate #3,
$4,000.00 be reclassified to Civil Engineer, E-2, intermediate rate #3,
$4,300.00, and to provide therefor, the town raise and appropriate the fol-
lowing described amounts:

Engineering Division:

Salaries $ 100.00

n. That Civil Engineer B now classified as S-9, maximum rate $5,050.00

be reclassified to Civil Engineer B, E-3, intermediate rate #3, $5,200.00, and

to provide therefor, the town raise and appropriate the following described

amounts :

Engineering Division:

Salaries $ 50.00

o. Indefinite postponement.
p. Indefinite postponement,
q. Indefinite postponement,
r. Indefinite postponement.

s. That the salary of the Junior Accountant S-6 be established as S-6
minimum rate $3,500.00 per year, and to provide therefor, the town raise
and appropriate the following described amounts :

Salary Junior Accountant $ 2,300.00

On motion by Marcus G. Beebe :

Voted: That this meeting be adjourned to Monday evening, March
19th, at 7:30 P. M. at the Memorial High School.
Meeting adjourned at 10:40 P. M.

Attendance
Prec. 1 114

Prec. 2 89

Prec. 3 126

Prec. 4 108

Prec. 5 59

496

Attest :

CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

114 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Adjourned Session, Monday, March 19, 1956

BIG STORM— SNOW 15 INCHES DEEP

Meeting called to order in Memorial High School at 7:30 P. M. by Mod-
erator Roger H. Wingate.

On motion by Selectman Philip L. McAuliffe, Jr. :

Voted: That, on account of the storm, this meeting be adjourned to
next Monday evening, March 26, at 7:30 P. M.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 P. M.

Attendance 8

A True Record:

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

Adjourned Session, Monday, March 26, 1956

Meeting called to order at 7:35 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate.

ARTICLE 10

To see if the town will vote to amend Section 4, Salary Schedule, of
the plan for the Town of Wakefield under authority of Section 108 A of
Chapter 41 of the General Laws, being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws by
adding to paragraph (e) the following:

1. Employees promoted to a higher classification to fill a vacancy shall
be advanced to the next increment in the salary or wage scale above their
former pay rate. — Personnel Board.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: To amend Section 4, Salary Schedule of the Plan for the Town
of Wakefield under authority of Section 108 A of Chapter 41 of the General
Laws, being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws by adding to paragraph (e)
the following :

1. Employees promoted to a higher classification to fill a vacancy
shall be advanced to the next increment in the salary or wage scale above
their former pay rate.

On motion by Marcus G. Beebe :

Voted: That this Annual Meeting be adjourned at 8:00 P. M. until
the Special Town Meeting, called for 8:00 P. M., is adjourned.

ARTICLE II

To see if the town will vote to amend the plan for the Town of Wake-
field under authority of Sec. 108a of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, be-
ing Chapter 17 of the Town's By-Laws, in the manner following:

To amend Sec. 7A — List of Proposed Classes of Positions — by striking
therefrom the classifications under "Instruction and Information" and by
substituting therefor the following:

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 115

S-2 — Library Assistant (Junior) ; S-4 — Library Assistant (Senior) ; S-5
— Library Administrative Assistant; S-6 — Librarian, (Reference), (Cata-
loged, (Circulation), (Children's), (Youth), (Branch); S-7 — Professional
Library Supervisor; S-10 — Town Librarian.

and that the Library Assistant (Senior) now classified as S-3 (Minimum)
be reclassified Library Assistant (Senior) S-4 (Minimum;) and that the
Library Assistant (Senior) now classified as S-3 (Intermediate 1) be re-
classified as Library Assistant (Senior) S-4 (Minimum) ; and that the
Library Administrative Assistant now classified as S-4 (Intermediate 1)
be reclassified as Library Administrative Assistant S-5 (Minimum) ; and
that the Librarian (Circulation) now classified as S-5 (Maximum) be re-
classified as Librarian (Circulation) S-6 (Intermediate 3) ; and that the
Librarian (Children's now classified as S-5 (intermediate 2) be reclassified
as Librarian (Children's) S-6 (intermediate 1) ; and that the Librarian
(Youth) now classified as S-5 (Intermediate 2) be reclassified as Librarian
(Youth S-6 (Intermediate 1) ; and that the Librarian (Branch) now classi-
fied as S-5 (Intermediate 2) be reclassified as Librarian (Branch) S-6
(Intermediate 1) ; and that the Town Librarian now classified as S-9 (In-
termediate 3) be reclassified as Town Librarian S-10 (Intermediate 2).

Said changes to be effective July 1, 1956 and that the town raise and
appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this
article. — Board of Library Trustees.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 11 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 12

To see if the town will vote to amend Section 7a and 7b of the plan for
the Town of Wakefield under authority of Section 108 A of Chapter 41 of
the General Laws, being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws in the manner
following :

That a new classification of Town Engineer, E-4, be established with
the following pay schedule :

Intermediate Rates
Minimum 12 3 Maximum Range

$5,600 $5,800 $6,000 $6,200 $6,400 $800

and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the pur-
pose of this article. — Board of Public Works.
On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 12 be indefinitely post-
poned.

The hour of eight o'clock having arrived, the annual meeting was ad-
journed in order to convene the special town meeting called for 8:00 P. M.
on March 26th.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 P. M.

Attendance 457
A True Record:

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

116 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Special Town Meeting, March 26, 1956

Meeting called to order at 8:00 P. M. by Moderator Roger Wingate,
who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Marcus G. Beebe :

Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the
constable's return, be dispensed with.

Constable's return read by the town clerk.

ARTICLE 1

To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed under
Article 9 of the special town meeting of Nov. 7, 1949 to make a detailed
study of the adequacy of the water supply of the Town of Wakefield. — The
Committee, Harry P. Sparks, Chairman.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress.

ARTICLE 2

To see if the town will vote to become a member of the Metropolitan
Water District and vote to construct the necessary changes or additions to
the town water distribution system, adequate to use the water as furnished
by the Metropolitan Water District, and raise and appropriate a sufficient
sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article, and/ or authorize
the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen to borrow and issue notes
or bonds of the town therefor or see what they will do about it. — Water
Supply Committee, Harry P. Sparks, Chairman.

A motion by Gardner C. Reed of the Finance Committee to make appli-
cation for membership in the Metropolitan Water District, and vote the
necessary bond issues to carry out the purposes of Article 2 was voted in
the negative after a lengthy discussion lasting until 9:48 P. M. The vote,
as counted by the tellers, being Yes, 128; No, 252.

On motion by Marcus G. Beebe:

Voted: That this meeting be adjourned until the special town meet-
ing called for 10:00 P. M. be dissolved.

Meeting adjourned at 9:58 P. M.

Attendance 457
A True Record :

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

Annua! Meeting Resumed

Meeting called to order by Moderator Roger Wingate at 10:01 P. M.
On motion by Marcus G. Beebe:

Voted: That this meeting be adjourned to April 2, 1956 in the Junior
High School Auditorium at 7:30 P. M.

A Time Record :

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 117

Special Town Meeting, March 26, 1956

Meeting called to order at 10:05 P. M. by Moderator Roger Wingate,
who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Marcus G. Beebe :

Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of
the constable's return, be dispensed with.

Constable's return read by the town clerk.

ARTICLE 1

To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to con-
struct sewers in the following streets :

a. Woodcrest Drive, north section, starting at Vernon Street and ex-
tending in a westerly direction approximately 875 feet.

b. Woodcrest Drive, south section, starting at Vernon Street and ex-
tending in a westerly direction approximately 981 feet.

c. Vernon Street from the northerly section of Woodcrest Drive and
extending in a southerly direction approximately 1,220 feet to the manhole
at the junction of Vernon and Lowell Streets and raise and appropriate
a sufficient sum of money therefor and/ or authorize the treasurer with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds of
the town therefor and/or appropriate by transfer from available balances
and authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase or take by right of
eminent domain easements in and over private land necessary in the con-
struction of said sewer.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 1 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Peter Y. Myhre :

Voted: That this meeting be adjourned to April 9 at 8:00 P. M. at the
Junior High School Auditorium.

Meeting adjourned at 10:40 P. M.
A True Record:

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

Return to Special 8 P. M. Meeting

Meeting called to order by Moderator Wingate at 10:46 P. M.

Motion by Joseph Nolan:

That Article 1 be reconsidered.

Mr. Nolan then requested that his motion be withdrawn.

The meeting voted permission to withdraw.

ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money
to provide for payment of unpaid insurance bills for the year 1955, as au-
thorized by Chapter 44, Section 64 General Laws as amended as follows:
Charles F, Hartshorne & Son Inc., 5,133.87.

— Board of Selectmen

118 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,133.87 to
provide for payment in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 64, General
Laws of unpaid insurance bills as follows :

Charles F. Hartshorne & Son, Inc. $ 5,133.87

ARTICLE 4

To see if the town will vote to amend Section 7B of the plan for the
Town of Wakefield under authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the
General Laws, being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws in the manner fol-
lowing :

That Public Works Maintenance Man B now classified under said plan
as W-5, Maximum Rate, be reclassified as W-7, Intermediate Rate 1, and
that the town raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry
out the purpose of this article.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: To amend Section 7B of the plan for the Town of Wakefield
under authority of Sec. 108 A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, being
Chapter 17 of the town by-laws in the manner following:

That the Public Works Maintenance Man B now classified under said
plan as W-5, maximum rate, be reclassified as Heavy Equipment Operator
W-7, intermediate rate #1, and to provide therefor, the town raise and
appropriate the following described amount:

Highway Division Labor $ 124.80

On motion by Marcus G. Beebe:

Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.

Meeting dissolved at 11:22 P. M.

Attendance :

Prec. 1 115

Prec. 2 66

Prec. 3 120

Prec. 4 124

Prec. 5 32

457

A True Record:

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

Adjourned Session, April 2, 1956

Meeting called to order at 7:35 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate.

ARTICLE 13

To see if the town will vote to amend Section 7b of the plan for the
Town of Wakefield under authority of Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the
General Laws, being Chapter 17 of the town by-laws in the manner fol-
lowing :

That the tree man now classified under said plan as W-5, Maximum
Rate, be reclassified as W-7, Intermediate Rate 1.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 119

That Public Works Maintenance Man A now classified under said plan
as W-4, Maximum Rate, be reclassified as W-5, Intermediate Rate 2.

And that the town raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to
carry out the purpose of this article. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 13 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 14

To hear and act upon the report of the Capital Outlay Committee
authorized under Article #59 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1946. —
Capital Outlay Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted as a report of
progress.

ARTICLE 15

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
purchase a piece of fire apparatus with 750 gallon pump to replace Engine
#2, and to pay therefor, a sufficient sum be appropriated by transfer from
the Excess and Deficiency Account and/or other available funds; and/or
authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to
borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor. — Board of Select-
men.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to purchase a 750-
gallon pumping engine for the Fire Department and the town raise and
appropriate the sum of $19,000 in payment therefor.

ARTICLE 16

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works
to purchase new equipment with authority to exchange other or similar
equipment therefor, where now owned by the town, and raise and appro-
priate a sufficient sum of money therefor; and/or authorize the treasurer,
with the approval of the selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds of
the town therefor, and/or by transfer from other available funds. — Board
of Public Works.

Motion by Finance Committee:

That the town purchase, and that the Board of Public Works be au-
thorized to advertise for bids for new equipment at net cost not exceeding
amounts specified below, exchanging other or similar equipment where now
owned :

Water Division:

1 Sedan Automobile $ 1,400.00

1 3 /4-ton Special Body Truck 1,700.00

1 Coupe Automobile 1,600.00

1— 3" Diaphragm Pump 550.00

Moth and Tree Division:

1 Chain Saw $ 500.00

120 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Highway Division:

1 %-ton Pick-up Truck $ 1,430.00

1 Low-bed Trailer 1,400.00

2 11 -ft. Plows 1,500.00
1 Rubbish Truck 8,400.00
1 Stone Spreader 1,370.00

Garage:

1 Battery Charger $ 170.00

Park and Cemetery Division:

1 Dump Truck $ 2,900.00

1 84" Triplex Mower 1,100.00

and raise and appropriate the sum of $16,523.34 and $5,250.00 be expended
from the appropriation voted for the Water Division Other Expense and
appropriate by transfer from the following balances as hereafter specified:

Article #11—1955 Annual Town Meeting $ 2,189.66

Article #7— May 2, 1955 Town Meeting 57.00

Amendment by Chairman George F. Gardner of the Board of Public
Works:

That under heading "Highway Department" the item of one low-bed
trailer, $1,400.00 be deleted from the amount specified in the motion and
one 5 to 8-ton roller, $5,800.00 and one blue print machine, $1,620.00, be
added to the motion, and raise and appropriate the sum of $6,020.00 in ad-
dition to the original appropriation.

Further amendment by Sabatino Benedetto :

To amend Article 16 to authorize the Board of Public Works to pur-
chase a new mobile backhoe machine and exchange therefor an Osgood
crawler type machine now owned by the town. And that the town raise
and appropriate the sum of $31,523.34 in place of the figure $16,523.34.

Each of the amendments were voted in the negative.

Marcus G. Beebe, chairman of the Finance Committee, then offered
the substance of Mr. Gardner's amendment as follows :

To strike out one Low Bed Trailer and substitute one Blue-Print Ma-
chine, $1,620.00, and change the amount of $16,523.34 to $16,743.34 as the
amount to be raised and appropriated.

Mr. Beebe's amendment was voted in the affirmative.

The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.

ARTICLE 17

To see if the town will vote to authorize the purchase and installation
of new equipment by the Board of Selectmen for the Department of Civil
Defense and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. —
Board of Selectmen.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 17 be indefinitely postponed.

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ARTICLE 18

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Recreation Commission to
purchase baseball equipment for use on the various playgrounds of the
town for the following described leagues :

a. The Pony League.

b. The Little League.

c. The Pioneer League.

and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. — Recrea-
tion Commission.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,600.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 18.

ARTICLE 19

To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money
for the following purposes:

a. Resurface and repair tennis court at Moulton Playground.

b. Rebuild and repair regular baseball field at Moulton Playground.

c. Construct a fence at Moulton Playground.

d. Landscaping and grading at Colonel Edward J. Connelly Recrea-
tion area.

e. Construct a fence at the Colonel Edward J. Connelly Recreation
area.

f. Relocate and add to the backstop at the Pony League Field at the
Nasella Playground.

g. Paint the backstops on the fields and tennis courts at Moulton
Playground, Veterans' Field and the Nasella Playground.

h. Erect two additional light pole standards and fixtures at Veterans'
Field and to erect lights and fixtures for night recreation.

i. Resurface and repair the tennis courts at Veterans' Field.

j. Rebuild and repair softball field at Veterans' Field. — Recreation
Commission.

Motion by Finance Committee :

That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,531.00 to be sub-
divided as follows:

Paragraph A $ 1,000.00

Paragraph F 581.00

Paragraph G 400.00

Paragraph I 1,200.00

Paragraph J 350.00
Amendment by Eugene J. Sullivan:

That the listing "Paragraph A, $1,000.00" be stricken out and the fol-
lowing substituted: Paragraph b, $1,000.00.

The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative.

The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.

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ARTICLE 20

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money to erect a base and to affix a tablet thereto at Veterans' Field
in honor of Wakefield veterans of all wars. — Recreation Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 20 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 21

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money to build a baseball field at John J. Round Park and to relocate
and repair the backstop and to move playground apparatus now erected
on said playground. — Recreation Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $900.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 21.

ARTICLE 22

To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of
Public Works to construct and equip with necessary installations and fix-
tures, including fences and backstop, a Little League baseball field on the
parcel of land known as the William H. Hall Park adjacent to Veterans'
Field and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. —
Recreation Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 22 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 23

To see if the town will vote to build a baseball field and erect a back-
stop at Harris M. Dolbeare School property, and raise and appropriate a
sufficient sum of money therefor. — Recreation Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 23.

ARTICLE 24

To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 40,
General Laws Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Section 6E; an act pro-
viding for the making of temporary minor repairs on private ways. — Eu-
gene J. Sullivan and others.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 40,
Section 6E, of the General Laws for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
which is an Act providing for the making of temporary minor repairs on
private ways.

ARTICLE 25
To hear and act upon the report of the Board of Public Works in the
laying out of a town way in substantially the same location as the private
way known as Harrington Court from Cedar Street to Gould Street and to

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see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money
for the original construction of same or the extension or widening thereof,
including land damages and cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the
time of said construction or for the construction of stone block, brick or
other pavement of similar lasting character under specifications approved
by the State Dept. of Public Works or authorize the treasurer to borrow
with the approval of the selectmen and issue notes or bonds of the town
therefor and/ or by transfer from other available funds. — Eugene J. Sullivan
and others.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 25 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 26

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to
engage engineering and other necessary services for making construction
plans, taking sub-borings and other necessary work for laying out for the
construction of sewers in the town and raise and appropriate a sufficient
sum of money therefor, and/or transfer from other available balances. —
Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $8,500.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 26.

ARTICLE 27

To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to con-
struct sewers in the following streets:

a. Stedman Street from existing sewer at manhole station 1 + 00
northerly approximately 140 feet.

b. Myrtle Avenue westerly through private land approximately 330
feet to Ware Street, a private way, and in Ware Street, a private way, ap-
proximately 160 feet.

c. Grove Street from Hanson Street northerly approximately 370 feet
and southerly from Hanson Street approximately 325 feet to a dead end.

d. Cottage Street from an existing sewer in Valley Street south-
westerly approximately 350 feet.

e. Bellevue Avenue from the existing manhole station 5 + 00 east-
erly approximately 280 feet.

f . Overlook Road from an existing sewer northerly in Morgan Avenue
approximately 220 feet.

g. Houston Street — from an existing sewer in Thorndike Road west-
erly and southerly approximately 235 feet through private land to Houston
Street and in Houston Street southerly approximately 260 feet to a dead
end.

h. Quannapowitt Parkway, etc. — beginning at the Metropolitan Dis-
trict Commission trunk sewer easterly through private land approximately
1,200 feet to Commonwealth of Massachusetts right of way to Parker Road;
thence by Parker Road approximately 300 feet southerly; thence by pri-
vate land easterly approximately 2,400 feet to the intersection of North
Avenue and Quannapowitt Parkway, thence continuing in an easterly di-
rection approximately 2,300 feet in Quannapowitt Parkway.

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i. Greenwood Street from an existing sewere in Greenwood Street
from an existing sewer at the corner of Linden and Greenwood Streets;
thence northerly approximately 618 feet to Spring Street to a dead end.

j. Converse Street beginning from an existing sewer at the intersec-
tion of Jordan Avenue and Dell Avenue; thence westerly approximately
1,200 feet to a dead end.

k. Greenwood Avenue from Hillis Avenue southerly approximately
57 feet to Maple Way and from Maple Way southwesterly approximately
254 feet toward Everett Avenue; and from Everett Avenue westerly ap-
proximately 185 feet to a point near Orchard Avenue; and easterly from
Everett Avenue approximately 80 feet, and in Everett Avenue from Hillis
Avenue southerly approximately 365 feet to Greenwood Avenue; and in
Maple Way from Greenwood Avenue southerly approximately 240 feet to
a dead end.

and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and/or au-
thorize the treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to bor-
row and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor and/or appropriate by
transfer from available balances and authorize the Board of Public Works
to purchase or take by right of eminent domain easements in and over
private land necessary in the construction of said sewer. — Board of Health.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town vote to authorize and instruct the Board of
Public Works to construct sewers in any or all of the streets as described
in Article #27, paragraphs a, b, c, d, e, f, g and j, and to pay therefor, the
town raise and appropriate the sum of $20,170.08 and further appropriate
by transfer the following available balance as hereafter specified:

Article #58— Annual Town Meeting— March 1953— $20,315.92.

ARTICLE 28

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of
money and/ or appropriate from other available balances for the construc-
tion and surfacing of bituminous concrete of a parking area and the ap-
proach to same from Water Street, bounded on the south by Richardson
Street, west by land of Boston and Maine Railroad, north by land of C. H.
Olson and Town of Wakefield and on the east by land of John W. Cotty
and others, containing approximately 49,200 square feet. — Board of Public
Works.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 28 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 29

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money and/or appropriate by transfer from other available balances to
complete construction and surfacing of bituminous concrete of parking
area on that parcel of land lying easterly from the railroad tracks and
westerly from North Avenue and measuring approximately 17 feet wide
and running from Armory Street to Albion Street. This parcel of land
being leased from the Boston & Maine Railroad for parking purposes. —
Board of Public Works.

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On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 29 be referred to a future
town meeting.

ARTICLE 30
To hear and act upon the report of the Board of Public Works in lay-
ing out town ways under the Betterment Act in substantially the same
locations as the various private ways listed below, and to authorize the tak-
ing of slope easements in land adjoining the locations of the said proposed
town ways in accordance with the General Laws, Chapter 82, Section 32b:

a. Woodcrest Drive running from Vernon Street to Vernon Street a
distance of approximately 1,900 feet.

b. Thistledale Road running easterly from Vernon Street a distance
of approximately 550 feet to a dead end.

c. Orchard Circle running westerly from Orchard Avenue a distance
of approximately 320 feet to a dead end.

d. Rochelle Drive running northerly from Salem Street a distance of
approximately 370 feet to a dead end.

e. Grove Street running southerly from Hanson Street a distance of
approximately 340 feet to a dead end.

f. Essex Street running easterly from Harrison Avenue a distance of
approximately 1,550 feet to a dead end, and to see if the town will vote to
raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the original construc-
tion of public ways or the extension or widening thereof, including land
damages and cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said con-
struction or for the construction of stone, block, brick or other pavement
of similar lasting character under specifications approved by the State
Department of Public Works or authorize the Treasurer to borrow with the
approval of the Selectmen and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor,
and/or by transfer from other available balances. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That Article 30 be laid on the table.

ARTICLE 31

To hear and act upon the report of the Town Home Committee ap-
pointed by the Moderator under Article II of the Special Town Meeting
of July 11, 1955. — Town Home Building Committee.

The report of the committee was read by Phillips C. Davis; the re-
port recommending that the town maintain ownership of the property
and not sell at the present time, and that the property be turned over to
the jurisdiction of the School Department.

Motion by Finance Committee :

That the report be accepted as a report of progress.

Amendment by Mr. Davis :

That the report be accepted as a final report and the committee dis-
charged.

The vote on the amendment was in the negative.

The original motion then was voted in the affirmative.

126 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

ARTICLE 32

To see if the town will vote to transfer jurisdiction of the Town Home
Building, out buildings, and adjacent land, all now under the jurisdiction
of the Board of Public Welfare from the Board of Public Welfare to the
School Committee; date of transfer to be June 1, 1956, or to see what other
action shall be taken. — Town Home Building Committee.

Motion by Finance Committee.

That the subject matter of Article 32 be referred back to the Town
Home Committee for further study and report.

Amendment by Mr. Davis:

That the property be transferred to the School Committee.

The vote on the amendment was in the negative.

A motion by J. Elmer Johnson, at 11:45 P. M., to invoke the "Previous
Question" was voted in the affirmative.

The original motion then was voted in the affirmative, Yes, 131; No,
80, as counted by the tellers.

ARTICLE 33

To see if the town will vote to transfer control and jurisdiction from
the Selectmen or the Board of Public Welfare or such other department as
may have control of the premises to the School Department of the Town
of Wakefield all land, buildings and appurtenances thereto now known as
the Town House or the Town Farm and to raise and appropriate a suffi-
cient sum of money for the purpose of maintaining and using the build-
ings thereon during the year 1956. — School Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 33 be indefinitely post-
poned.

ARTICLE 34

To see if the town will vote to augment the duties of the Committee
authorized under Article 56 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting
for 1955, to include a survey of the costs to have test borings made, if
necessary, and secure estimated costs of draining and rilling for use as a
High School Athletic Field the property known as the Town Farm Prop-
erty, and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out
the purposes of this article. — School Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 34 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Marcus G. Beebe:

Voted: That this meeting be adjourned until Wednesday evening,
April 4, at 7:30 P. M. in the Memorial High School Auditorium.

Meeting adjourned at 11:56 P. M.

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Attendance

Prec.

100

Prec.

100

Prec.

365

A True Record:

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

Adjourned Session, April 4, 1956

Meeting called to order at 7:40 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate.

ARTICLE 35

To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under
Article 19 of the Annual Town Meeting for the year 1954. — Elementary
School Planning Committee.

Henry B. McConville read the report of the committee which recom-
mended favorable action on Article 36 for an appropriation for topo-
graphical surveys of contemplated elementary school sites.

The report was signed by Mr. McConville, chairman, Rosamond
Leavitt, secretary; Henry F. Galvin, Stanley C. Goodwin, John B. Hender-
shot, Joseph J. McMahon, Carl W. Vik, Dorothea J. Wettergreen, and
Ruth A. Woodbury.

The report noted that since the Town Meeting of 1955 three members
of the committee resigned — Patricia R. Perkins, Richard J. Volpe, and
Roger H. Wingate. Carl W. Vik and Henry F. Galvin were appointed to
succeed Mrs. Perkins and Mr. Volpe.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the report be accepted as a report of progress.

On motion by George F. Gardner :

Voted: To take up Article 13.

On motion by Mr. Gardner:

Voted: To reconsider action taken under Article 13.

On motion by Mr. Gardner:

Voted: That under the second paragraph of Article 13, the tree climber
now classified under said plan as W-5, Maximum Rate, $1.70, be reclassi-
fied to Public Works Maintenance Leadman, W-8, Minimum Rate, $1.76.
and to provide therefor the town raise and appropriate the following de-
scribed amount:

Moth and Tree Division:

Tree Climbers $ 124.80

128 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

ARTICLE 36

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate by
transfer from available funds a sufficient sum of money for topographical
surveys of contemplated elementary school sites, said sum to be expended
by the Elementary School Planning Committee. — Elementary School Plan-
ning Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 36.

ARTICLE 37

To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of
Selectmen to purchase or take by right of Eminent Domain under Chapter
79 of the General Laws, for school purposes, the following parcel of land:

Northerly, by Lowell Street, forty (40) feet; Easterly by land of the
Town of Wakefield, two hundred twenty (220) feet; Southerly, by land of
the Town of Wakefield, forty (40) feet; Westerly, by land of Brawn, two
hundred twenty (220) feet.

Being known as Lot 40A in Plan 37 of the Assessors' Plans and pur-
ported to be owned by the Heirs of the late John I. Preston.

And to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out
the purpose of this article. — School Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 37 be indefinitely post-
poned.

ARTICLE 38

To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen
to purchase or take by right of eminent domain for school purposes the
following parcels of land :

Parcel 1. The land of Norman P. Hamlin and Marion J. Hamlin
bounded and described as follows:

Northerly, by land of the Town of Wakefield, one hundred ninety-five
(195) feet, more or less; Easterly, by land now or formerly of David Car-
dillo and Joseph LePore, one hundred two (102) feet, more or less; South-
erly, by other land of the grantor, one hundred seventy-eight (178) feet,
more or less; Westerly by land of Irving J. and Pearl R. Patterson, one
hundred feet, more or less; containing 18,650 square feet of land, more or
less.

Parcel 2. The land of Irving J. Patterson and Pearl R. Patterson,
bounded and described as follows :

Northerly, by land of the Town of Wakefield, sixty-six (6Q) feet, more
or less; Easterly, by land of Norman P. and Marion J. Hamlin, one hun-
dred (100) feet, more or less; Southerly, by other land of the grantor,
sixty-six (66) feet, more or less; Westerly, by land of Florence G. Patterson
and Hosea B. Quint, one hundred (100) feet, more or less; containing 6,600
square feet of land, more or less. And, to raise and appropriate a sufficient

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 129

sum of money to carry out the purposes of this Article. — School Com-
mittee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 38 be indefinitely post-
poned.

ARTICLE 39
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money
to provide for payment of unpaid bills of the School Department Account
for the year 1955, as authorized by Chapter 44, Section 64, General Laws
as amended as follows:

Thomas Hickey Coal & Oil Co. $ 2,418.64

Municipal Light Department 1,282.26

Maiden Glass Company 200.28

r Scott, Foresman & Co. 821.73

$ 4,722.91
— School Committee
On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,722.91 to
provide for payment, in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 64, General
Laws of Unpaid Bills of the School Department as follows:

Thomas Hickey Coal & Oil Company $ 2,418.64

Wakefield Municipal Light Dept. 1,282.26

Maiden Glass Company 200.28

Scott, Foresman & Company 821.73

$ 4,722.91
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.

ARTICLE 40

To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to es-
tablish and maintain State Aided Vocational Education in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 74, of the General Laws and Acts Amenda-
tory thereto or dependent thereon. — School Committee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town authorize the School Committee to establish
and maintain State Aided Vocational Education in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 74 of the General Laws as amended.

ARTICLE 41

To see if the town will vote to increase the number of the members
of the School Committee from six (6) to seven (7) ; the additional member
to be elected at the Annual Election of the year 1957 for a term of three
years and every three years thereafter. — Bryce G. Milne and others.

The Finance Committee recommended favorable action.

On motion by William J. Lee:

Voted: That the town increase the number of the members of the
School Committee from six (6) to seven (7) ; the additional member to be
elected at the Annual Election of the year 1957 for a term of three years
and every three years thereafter —

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ARTICLE 42

To see if the town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Laws by inserting
in Section 1, paragraph f, Prohibited Uses, after the words "race tracks"
the words "drive-in theaters, racing dog kennels" so that the first clause
as amended will read as follows: "The use of land or buildings within the
Town of Wakefield for race tracks, drive-in theaters, racing dog kennels,
tourist cabins, trailers or trailer camps, and motels is prohibited." — Town
Planning Board.

Motion by Kenneth W. Thomson :

That the Town Zoning By-Laws be amended by inserting the words
"drive-in theaters, racing dog kennels" after the words "race tracks" in
Section 1, paragraph f, "Prohibited Uses," as set forth in Article 42.

Amendment by Julius C. Horovitz:

To substitute the following in place of the motion: The use of land or
buildings within the Town of Wakefield for race tracks, racing dog ken-
nels, tourist cabins, trailers or trailer camps, and motels is prohibited.

The vote on the amendment was in the negative.

The original motion then was voted in the affirmative by a vote of
Yes, 218; No, 9, as counted by the tellers, and the Moderator declared that,
having received the necessary two-thirds vote, the motion was carried.

ARTICLE 43

Kenneth W. Thomson read the report of the Planning Board stating
that a hearing, duly advertised, was held, and the Planning Board recom-
mended favorable action.

Motion by Mr. Thomson :

That the Town Zoning By-Laws be amended by striking out the first
paragraph and paragraph (b) of Section 2, entitled "Single Residence Dis-
tricts" and substituting therefor a new first paragraph and paragraph B
as set forth in Article 43.

Amendment by Anthony A. Piazza:

That the subject matter of Article 43 be divided into two parts, so
that the question of amending the first paragraph and paragraph B of Sec-
tion 2 of the Zoning By-Laws be discussed and voted upon separately.

The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative, and the original
motion, as amended, then was voted favorably.

The vote on the first part of the article was in the negative. The
count was: Yes, 52; No, 243.

The vote on the second part of the article was in the affirmative. The
count was: Yes, 220; No, 7, and the moderator declared that, having re-
ceived the necessary two-thirds vote the motion was carried.

ARTICLE 44

To see if the town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Laws and Zoning
Map by changing from a business district to a single residence district the
tract of land at the junction of Oak and Nahant Streets now zoned for
business. — Town Planning Board.

Kenneth W. Thomson read the report of the Planning Board, stating
that hearings, duly advertised, were held according to law.

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On motion by Mr. Thomson:

Voted: That the Town Zoning By-Laws and Zoning Map be amended
by changing the area described in Article 44 from a Business to a Single
Residence District.

The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.

ARTICLE 45

To see if the town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Laws and Zoning
Map by changing from a business district to a single residence district,
the business district now existing on Water Street at and near its intersec-
tion with Farm Street, Montrose Avenue and Beatrice Avenue. — Andrew J.
Hafferty and others.

Kenneth W. Thomson read the report of the Planning Board which
recommended indefinite postponement.

On motion by Mr. Thomson:

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 45 be indefinitely post-
poned.

ARTICLE 46

To see if the town will vote to amend its zoning by-laws and zoning
map by changing from single residence to business, a tract of land on
Salem Street adjacent to and southeasterly of the present business district
at the junction of Lowell and Salem Streets, said tract of land being ONE
HUNDRED (100) feet wide on both sides of Salem Street and extending
THREE HUNDRED (300) feet Southeasterly from the Southeasterly
boundary of said business district. — Floyd B. Cropley and others.

Mr. Thomson read the report of the Planning Board which stated that
hearings, duly advertised, were held according to law, and recommended
indefinite postponement.

On motion by Mr. Thomson:

Voted: That action under the subject matter of Article 46 be indef-
initely postponed.

ARTICLE 47

To see if the town will vote to amend the zoning by-laws by changing
to a business district the property hereinafter described, said property now
being located in a single residential area and described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Shore Road where the
southerly line of Garrison Road, if extended, would intersect said easterly
line of Shore Road, thence the line runs :

Southwesterly by the southerly line of Garrison Road, as extended, to
the easterly line of North Avenue, about six hundred thirty (630) feet;
thence Northeasterly by the easterly line of North Avenue, about five hun-
dred (500) feet to the intersection of said North Avenue and Quanna-
powitt Parkway; and thence again Northeasterly by the said easterly line
of North Avenue, about eighty-eight (88) feet to land presently zoned for
business purposes; thence Northeasterly by land of the Town of Wakefield
and others, said land now being zoned for business purposes, about six
hundred twenty-three (623) feet to a point; thence Easterly by said land
zoned for business purposes about thirty-five (35) feet to a point; thence

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Northeasterly by said land now zoned for business purposes, about one
thousand eight hundred sixty- two (1,862) feet to Harvest Road; thence
Southwesterly by the northwesterly line of Quannapowitt Parkway, one
thousand seven hundred fifty-five (1,755) feet to a point; thence South-
easterly by the easterly line of Shore Road, about eight hundred forty
(840) feet to point of beginning. — Henry B. McConville and others.

Mr. Thomson read the report of the Planning Board.

On motion by Mr. Thomson :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 47 be indefinitely post-
poned.

On motion by Marcus G. Beebe :

Voted: That this meeting be adjourned to Monday, April 9, 1956 at 7:30
P. M., in the Atwell Junior High School Auditorium.

Meeting adjourned at 10:30 P. M.

Attendance:
Prec. 1 80

Prec. 2 39

Prec. 3 92

Prec. 4 75

Prec. 5 35

321

A True Record:

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

Adjourned Session, April 9, 1956

Meeting called to order in the Atwell Junior High School Auditorium
at 7:35 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate.

ARTICLE 48

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money
for the maintenance of various streets; built under Chapter 90, General
Laws, Ter. Ed., said money to be used in conjunction with any money
which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose or
take any other action in relation thereto. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 48.

ARTICLE 49

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money
for the improvement of streets and/or roads under Chapter 90, said money
to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the
State or County, or both, for this purpose or take any other action in re-
lation thereto. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 49 be indefinitely postponed.

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ARTICLE 50

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient
sum of money to construct sidewalks on various public streets in the town.
— Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 50.

On motion by Burton F. Whitcomb :

Voted: To take up Article 2.

ARTICLE 2
The Nominating Committee made the following nominations:

For Recreation Committee

Patsy Carisella Mrs. Marjorie MacCann

Mrs. Florence P. Gould Dr. Philip McAuliffe

Nicholas P. Mauriello Joseph J. McMahon

Danta Volpe

For Surveyors of Lumber

George J. Gould Harry P. Macintosh

James E. Hewes Ralph Morel

George Kerr Hiram A. Tobey

For Field Drivers

Richard Baker Walter J. Doyle

Everett E. Packard
On motion by Mr. Spaulding :
Voted: That nominations be closed.

Resolve offered by Moses M. Frankel :

"Whereas, Eugene J. Sullivan, Esq., has rendered some 30 years of
valued service to the Town of Wakefield in its Recreation Department,
and

"Whereas, the said Eugene J. Sullivan, Esq., has indicated his disin-
clination to continue in said service,

"Now, therefore, be it resolved that it is the sense of this meeting
that his contributions to the work of the Recreation Department are
viewed with deep appreciation, and his desire to discontinue in such serv-
ice with infinite regret."

Veteran town meeting voters will recall that during his time on the
commission Postmaster Sullivan argued relentlessly for funds to provide
proper recreation facilities and equipment for the youth of the town.

The resolve was accepted by an unanimous vote.

On motion by Mr. Frankel :

Voted: That the Town Clerk be instructed to cast one vote for those
officers nominated, and that they be declared elected.

The Town Clerk then cast one ballot for the officers nominated, and
the moderator declared them to be elected.

134 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

ARTICLE 51

To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money
to rebuild and/or resurface sidewalks on various public highways in the
town. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 51 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 52

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money to replace concrete curbing, with granite curbing, on various
streets in the town. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 52 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 53

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money for the construction of sewers for sanitary and surface drainage
in the town and/or authorize and instruct the treasurer, with the ap-
proval of the selectmen, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town
therefor, and/or by transfer from other available funds. — Board of Public
Works.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $11,435.00 and
further appropriate $3,789.23 by transfer from available appropriation bal-
ances as follows:

Articles 24 to 75— Annual Town Meeting— April 18, 1949 $ 489.37
Article 48— Annual Town Meeting— April 9, 1951 1,547.05

Article 36— Annual Town Meeting— March 16, 1953 1,752.81

to carry out the purposes of Article 53.

ARTICLE 54

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money to provide for proper treatment of Lake Quannapowitt with cop-
per sulphate. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 to
carry out the purpose of Article 54.

ARTICLE 55

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works
to execute on behalf of the town a contract for the collection of garbage
within the town for a term of years not exceeding three, said contract to
become effective at the termination of the present contract. — Board of
Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to
execute on behalf of the town a contract for the collection of garbage
within the town for a term of years not exceeding three, said contract to
become effective at the termination of the present contract.

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ARTICLE 56

To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to accept
on behalf of the town, conveyances or easements from time to time, giving
the town the right to slope land back from the street lines and to construct
retaining walls. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the Board of Public Works be authorized to accept on
behalf of the town, conveyances or easements, from time to time, giving
the town the right to slope land back from the street line and to con-
struct retaining walls, such authorization to extend until the next annual
town meeting.

ARTICLE 57

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of
money for the proper development of the Hall Park property on North
Avenue. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00
to carry out the purposes of Article 57.

On motion by Marcus G. Beebe:

Voted: To adjourn the annual meeting until completion of the Special
Town Meeting called for 8:00 P. M.

Meeting adjourned at 7:59 P. M.

Attendance 256
A True Record:

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

Adjourned Session of March 26 Meeting

(Called for 10:00 P. M.)
Meeting called to order at 8:00 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate.

ARTICLE 1

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town vote to authorize and instruct the Board of
Public Works to construct sewers in any or all of the streets described in
Article #1, and to pay therefor, the town appropriate the sum of $31,500.00
by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account.

ARTICLE 2
On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 2 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion by Marcus G. Beebe:

Voted: That this meeting, called for March 26, 1956 at 10:00 P. M., be
now dissolved.

Meeting dissolved at 8:32 P. M.

Attendance 256
A True Record :

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

136 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Annual Meeting Resumed

Meeting called to order at 8:32 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate.

ARTICLE 58

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money to enable the Board of Public Works to install guard rails or
fences where necessary for protection of persons and property. — Board of
Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 58.

ARTICLE 59

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works
to engage engineering and other necessary services for laying out drainage
in the town to be constructed in the future and raise and appropriate a
sufficient sum of money to carry out the purpose of this article, and/or ap-
propriate by transfer from other available balances. — Board of Public
Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 59 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 60

To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Works to lay
and/or relay water mains of not less than 6 inches but less than 16 inches
in diameter in any or all of the following streets or private ways: Byron
Street approximately 1,350 feet; West Water Street approximately 425 feet;
Montrose Avenue approximately 1,750 feet; Quannapowitt Parkway approx-
imately 3,800 feet, and for any other work of like construction where pipes
of the same dimensions as mentioned above are used; to pay therefor,
raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money and/or authorize the
treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen to borrow and issue notes or
bonds of the town therefor, and/or by transfer from other available bal-
ances. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town authorize the Board of Public Works to lay
water mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in
diameter in any or all of the streets and private ways named in Article
#60, and for other work of like construction where pipes of the same
dimensions are used, and relay water mains of not less than six inches but
less than sixteen inches in diameter in all of the streets named in Article
#60, and for work of like construction where pipes of same dimension are
used, and to pay the cost thereof the Treasurer, with the approval of the
Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $50,000.00 and
issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable in annual installments
within fifteen years, or at such earlier times as the Treasurer and Select-
men may determine.

The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 137

ARTICLE 61

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$250.00, which sum is to be used for the purpose of repurchasing burial
lots in Forest Glade Cemetery. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 61.

ARTICLE 62

To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 670 of
the acts of 1955 being an act providing for an increase in the annual
amounts of certain pensions payable to certain former employees or their
beneficiaries or what it will do in relation thereto. — Contributory Retire-
ment Board.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: To accept the provisions of Chapter 670 of the Acts of 1955 re-
lating to increases in retirement allowances of certain persons.
The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.

ARTICLE 63

To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hun-
dred dollars for nursing, the same to be expended under the direction of
the selectmen as salary of the nurses employed by the Wakefield Visiting
Nurse Association in aid of nursing work among the people of Wakefield.
— Marion F. King and others.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 63.

On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted : To take up Article 30.

ARTICLE 30

The moderator announced that the plans pertaining to the layouts
referred to in Article 30 were present.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted Unanimously: That the town accept and adopt, under the Bet-
terment Act, the reports of the Board of Public Works on the acceptance
and layouts of the streets described in Article #30, paragraphs C, D, E,
and F and that the town authorize the taking of slope easements in land
adjoining the locations of the said proposed town way, in accordance with
the General Laws, Chapter 82, Section 32B; and further that for the orig-
inal construction of Orchard Circle and Rochelle Drive including land
damages and cost of retaining walls, pavement and sidewalks laid at the
time of said construction or for the construction of stone, block brick or
other permanent pavement of similar lasting character under specifica-
tions approved by the Department of Public Works, the town appropriate

138 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

the sum of $24,600.00 by transfer from the following available appropria-
tion balances:

Article #39— Annual Town Meeting— March 1954 $ 4,023.18

Article #63— Annual Town Meeting— March 1954 $ 4,812.93

Article #28 — Annual Town Meeting— March 1953 $ 15,507.50

Article #12— Special Town Meeting— July 11, 1955 $ 256.39

to carry out the purposes of Article #30.

ARTICLE 64
To see if the moderator will appoint a Committee of Five (5) including
one member each from the Board of Selectmen, the School Committee and
the Board of Public Works and two others for the purpose of studying the
advisability of engaging consulting services relative to the purchasing of
equipment, materials and supplies for the various departments of the Town
of Wakefield. — Board of Selectmen.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the moderator be instructed to appoint a committee of
five including one member each from the Board of Selectmen, the School
Committee and the Board of Public Works and two others for the purpose
of studying the advisability of engaging consulting services relative to the
purchasing of equipment, materials and supplies for the various depart-
ments of the Town of Wakefield.

ARTICLE 65

To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money
to be spent in an effort to rid the town of mosquitoes, by using aerial mos-
quito control program. — Board of Health.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 65.

ARTICLE 66

To hear and act upon the report of the Water Stabilization Fund
Committee appointed under authority of Article #9 of the Special Town
Meeting of November 30, 1953. — Water Stabilization Fund Committee.

J. Elmer Johnson, assistant chairman of the committee, read the re-
port of the committee. The report included favorable sentiment for the
fund, but advised that more time is needed to iron out the legal techni-
calities, and that a further report will be made at a later date.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted as a report of
progress.

ARTICLE 67
To hear and act upon the report of the Town Hall Committee ap-
pointed under Article 68 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 and Article
63 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1953. — Town Hall Committee.

No action.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 139

ARTICLE 68

To see if the town will vote to amend Chapter 2 of its By-Laws "Rules
of Procedure at Town Meetings" by adding the following:

Section #15:

A motion to reconsider any vote must be made before the final ad-
journment of the meeting at which the vote was passed, but such motion
to reconsider shall not be made at an adjourned meeting unless the mover
has given notice of his intention to make such a motion, either at the ses-
sion of the meeting at which the vote was passed, or by written notice to
the Town Clerk within seventy- two hours after the adjournment of such
session. There can be no reconsideration of a vote once reconsidered or
after a vote not to reconsider it. — Board of Selectmen.

On motion by William J. Lee :

Voted: To amend Chapter 2 of the Town By-Laws, "Rules of Pro-
cedure at Town Meetings," by adding the following:

Section #15:

A motion to reconsider any vote must be made before the final ad-
journment of the meeting at which the vote was passed, but such motion
to reconsider shall not be made at an adjourned meeting unless the mover
has given notice of his intention to make such a motion, either at the
session of the meeting at which the vote was passed, or by written notice
to the Town Clerk within seventy-two hours after the adjournment of such
session. There can be no reconsideration of a vote once reconsidered or
after a vote not to reconsider it.

The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.

ARTICLE 69

To see if the town will instruct the moderator to appoint a committee
of five citizens, one of whom shall be the Chief of the Fire Department, to
study the location and erection of a fire station on the West Side of the
town and report back at some future town meeting. — Board of Selectmen.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the moderator be instructed to appoint a committee of
five citizens, one of whom shall be the Chief of the Fire Department, to
study the location and erection of a Fire Station on the west side of the
town.

ARTICLE 70
To see if the town will instruct the moderator to appoint a committee
of five citizens, one of whom shall be the Chief of the Fire Department to
study the location and erection of a fire station in the Montrose Section
of the town and report back at some future town meeting. — Board of Se-
lectmen.

On motion by Finance Committee :

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ARTICLE 71

To see if the Town of Wakefield will enter into a plan or contract for
contributory group life insurance for the employees of the Town of Wake-
field, and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out
the purposes of this article. — William J. O'Neil and others.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the subject matter of Article 71 be indefinitely postponed.

ARTICLE 72

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
lease for a period of one year suitable headquarters for the use of the vari-
ous veterans organizations listed below :

Harry E. Nelson Post #63, The American Legion, $1,000.00; Wakefield
Post #2106 Veterans of Foreign Wars, $1,200; Colonel Allen C. Kelton De-
tachment Marine Corps League, $600; Sgt. Gerald F. Scott Post #145, Am-
vets, $600.

And to raise and appropriate the sum $3,400.00 to carry out the pur-
pose of this article. — Board of Selectmen.

Motion by Finance Committee :

That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,800.00 and authorize
the Board of Selectmen to lease for a period of one year suitable head-
quarters for the use of the various veterans' organizations listed below:

Harry E. Nelson Post #63 American Legion $ 1,000.00

Wakefield Post #2106— Veterans Foreign Wars 1,200.00

Sgt. Gerald F. Scott Post #145 Amvets 600.00

Amendment by Robert N. Reid :

That the Finance Committee's motion be amended by the addition of
the amount of $600.00, making the new total to be appropriated an amount
of $3,400.00 and by the addition and inclusion of the Col. Allen C. Kelton
Det. Marine Corps League under authority in Article #72 for $600.00.

The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative.

The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.

ARTICLE 73

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $380.00
for the proper observance of Veterans' Day, November 11, 1956, to be ex-
pended by Corp. Charles F. Parker Camp No. 39, United Spanish War Vet-
erans; Wakefield Post No. 2106, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Corp. Harry E.
Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion; Marie E. Riess Post No. 376, Ameri-
can Legion; Col. Allen C. Kelton Det., Marine Corps League; Sgt. Gerald
F. Scott Amvets Post #145. — Charles A. Simpson and others.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $380.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 73.

ARTICLE 74
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of
$1,950.00 to be expended by Corp. Charles F. Parker Camp No. 39, United
Spanish War Veterans; Wakefield Post No. 2106, Veterans of Foreign

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 141

Wars; Corp. Harry E. Nelson Post No. 63, American Legion; Marie E. Riess
Post No. 376, American Legion; Col. Allen C. Kelton Det., Marine Corps
League; Sgt. Gerald F. Scott Am vets Post No. 145; Camp No. 34, Sons of
Union Veterans; Wakefield Chapter Gold Star Mothers of America, Inc.,
for the proper observance of Memorial Day May 30, 1956. — Charles A.
Simpson and others.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of $1,950.00 to carry out
the purposes of Article 74.

ARTICLE 75

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money to pay the rental for the year 1954 to the Boston & Maine Rail-
road for the land occupied as a parking area at Tuttle, Chestnut and Mur-
ray Streets. — Board of Selectmen.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 75.

ARTICLE 76

That the town vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen
to lease for a term not exceeding five years for public parking, and access
thereto, certain land off Center Street, being that portion of Lot No. 96 on
Plat 17 of the Assessors Plans excluded in Article 2 of the Town Warrant
for the Special Town Meeting May 2, 1955, and being that portion of said
Lot No. 96 referred to as the former Doucette property which was enclosed
by a fence, and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money there-
for. — Board of Selectmen.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 to
carry out the purpose of Article 76.

ARTICLE 77

To see what sum the town will vote to return to the Town Treasury
from the balance in the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light Depart-
ment, as of December 31, 1955 and authorize the Assessors to use said
sum in computing the tax rate for 1956, and also to see what sum the town
will authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer from the bal-
ance of its Operating Fund as of December 31, 1955 to the Construction
Fund of the Municipal Light Department. — Municipal Light Board.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the sum of $70,000.00, being part of the balance of the
Operating Fund of the Municipal Light Department as of December 31,
1955, be returned to the Town Treasury, and the Assessors be hereby au-
thorized to use the same in computing the tax rate for 1956, and authorize
the Municipal Light Department to transfer from its Operating Fund
$65,405.32 to its Construction Fund, this latter sum being the remainder
of the balance in its Operating Fund as of December 31, 1955.

142 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

ARTICLE 78

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use
such free cash as may be in the treasury, or any part thereof, in comput-
ing the tax rate for the current year. — John J. McCarthy, Town Ac-
countant.

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the Board of Assessors be authorized to use an amount
of Free Cash in the Treasury, not in excess of $65,000.00 in computing the
tax rate for 1956, and that the amount to be used as Estimated Receipts,
as a credit in determining the tax rate for 1956, be used by the Assessors
to the full amount authorized by statute.

On motion by J. Elmer Johnson:

Voted: That the Finance Committee be given a rising vote of thanks
for their services during the meeting.

On motion by Marcus G. Beebe :

Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.

Meeting dissolved at 9:43 P. M.

Attendance

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A True Record:

Attest: CHARLES F.

YOUNG,

Town Clerk

Special Town Meeting, August 13, 1956

Meeting called to order in the Memorial High School Auditorium at
7:47 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate, who read the call for the
meeting.

On motion by Gardner C. Reed, chairman of the Finance Committee:

Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of
the constable's return, be dispensed with.

Constable's return read by Town Clerk Charles F. Young.

Motion by George J. Gould:

That Daniel G. Wheeler, Charles H. Spaulding, Loring P. Jordan, Jr.,
and Elliot Farley, representatives of Cabot, Cabot and Forbes, non-resi-
dents, be allowed to attend the meeting as observers and advisors.

Unanimous consent was lacking — the moderator announcing that, on
a show of hands, one voter objected.

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 143

Motion by Julius C. Horovitz :

That Judge George M. Poland, a legal resident of Nantucket, be
allowed to attend the meeting.

The motion lacked unanimous consent.

On motion by George F. Gardner :

Voted: That Joseph DeFoe, Director of the Board of Public Works, a
non-resident, be allowed to attend the meeting.

The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.

ARTICLE 1

To see if the town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Laws and Zoning
Map by changing from a Single Residence District to an Industrial Dis-
trict, a tract of land bounded and described as follows :

Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly sideline of the State High-
way Layout known as Route 128 at the Wakefield-Lynnfield town line and
the Saugus River, said point being about 1315 feet southeasterly from the
intersection of Route 128 and Main Street in the Town of Lynnfield;

Thence Northerly and Easterly by a portion of the Saugus River which
constitutes a part of the Wakefield-Lynnfield town line, about 1,310 feet;

Thence Easterly by a straight line forming the Wakefield-Lynnfield
town line, about 4,500 feet;

Thence Southerly by a portion of the Saugus River, which constitutes
a part of the Wakefield-Lynnfield town line, about 6,300 feet;

Thence Westerly, Southerly and Northwesterly by the Northerly, West-
erly and Northeasterly sidelines of the State Highway Layout known as
Route 128 by three lines respectively measuring about 1,086 feet, about 230
feet and about 6,870 feet, to the point of beginning. — Town Planning Board

The Finance Committee recommended favorable action.

The report of the Planning Board was read, stating that hearing, duly
advertised, was held according to law.

Motion by William R. Spaulding :

That the Town Zoning By-Laws and Zoning Map be amended by
changing the area described in Article One from a Single Residence to an
Industrial District.

Motion by Julius Horovitz:

That the subject matter of Article 1 of this Special Town Meeting be
referred to a committee of seven impartial members to make a careful
study of its advisability and benefit to the town both from a community
improvement and financial benefit, and said committee report back at a
future Town Meeting.

The "Previous Question" was moved by Lawrence J. McCluskey at 8:35
P. M., and the meeting voted "that the main question be now put."

The vote on Mr. Horovitz' motion was in the negative.

The motion by Mr. Spaulding (the Planning Board motion) then was
voted in the affirmative by a vote of Yes, 772; No, 31 — as counted by the
tellers — and the moderator declared that, having received the necessary
two-thirds vote, the motion was carried.

144 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

ARTICLE 2

To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Works to
construct sewers in the following locations:

To construct a sewage pumping station to be built northerly of Route
128 and easterly of the intersection of Lyons Lane and Route 128, that a
force main be constructed westerly from the pumping station to connect
with an existing cast iron pipe under Route 128 and thence southerly from
the south end of the existing cast iron main to the intersection of Lyons
Lane and Lowell Street, the total length of which will be approximately
3,400 feet. Also construct a new gravity sewer for approximately 1,800 feet
easterly in Salem Street from New Salem Street to Lowell Street and 450
feet more or less in Lowell Street from the intersection of Salem Street to
the intersection with Lyons Lane, and raise and appropriate a sufficient
sum of money therefor and/or authorize the treasurer with the approval of
the Board of Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town
therefor and/or by transfer from available balances and authorize the
Board of Public Works to purchase or take by right of eminent domain
easements in and over private land necessary in the construction of said
sewer. — Board of Health.

Motion by Finance Committee:

That the town authorize the Board of Public Works to construct sew-
ers in the streets and ways described and named in Article 2 in the war-
rant for the Special Town Meeting August 13, 1956 and construct and equip
a Sewerage Pumping Station and Force Main as called for in Article 2 and,
to pay the cost of the said construction, the sum of $14,000.00 be appro-
priated by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account, and the
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is, author-
ized to borrow $150,000.00 and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor,
payable in annual installments within thirty years from their date or at
such earlier times as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine.

Motion by Julius Horovitz:

I hereby move that the subject matter of Article 2 of this Special
Town Meeting be indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Horovitz said the proposed action would be illegal.

When questioned, Town Counsel McGrath said the matter is legal and
properly before this meeting.

Mr. Horovitz' motion was voted in the negative.

Peter Y. Myhre moved the "Previous Question" at 9:10 P. M. and the
meeting voted that the main question be now put.

The Finance Committee motion then was voted in the affirmative, the
vote being Yes, 705; No, 19 — as counted by the tellers — and the moderator
declared that, having received the necessary two-thirds vote, the motion
was carried.

ARTICLE 3

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for any other work of like construction where pipes of the same dimensions
as mentioned above are used, to pay therefor, raise and appropriate a suf-
ficient sum of money and/or authorize the treasurer, with the approval of
the selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor,
and/or by transfer from other available balances. — Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town authorize the Board of Public Works to lay
water mains of not less than six inches in diameter but less than sixteen
inches in diameter in any or all of the streets and ways described and
named in Article 3 in the warrant for the Special Town Meeting August
13, 1956 and to pay the cost thereof, the Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $26,000
and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, payable in annual in-
stallments within fifteen years or such earlier times as the Selectmen and
Treasurer may determine.

The vote in the affirmative was unanimous.

ARTICLE 4

On motion by Finance Committee:

Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of $9,000.00 by transfer
from the Excess and Deficiency Account to carry out the purposes of
Article 4.

ARTICLE 5

To hear and act upon the report of the Board of Public Works in lay-
ing out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the same
location as the private way listed below, and to authorize the taking of
slope easements in land adjoining the location of the said proposed town
way in accordance with the General Laws, Chapter 82, Section 32b:

Thistledale Road running easterly from Vernon Street a distance of
approximately 550 feet to a dead end, and to provide therefor the town
vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the original
construction of the public way or the extension or widening thereof, in-
cluding land damages and cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time
of said construction or for the construction of stone, block, brick or other
pavement of similar lasting character under specifications approved by
the Massachusetts Department of Public Works or authorize the Treasurer
to borrow with the approval of the Selectmen and issue notes or bonds of
the town therefor, and/ or by transfer from other available balances. —
Board of Public Works.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town accept and adopt, under the Betterment Act,
the report of the Board of Public Works on the accepance and layout of
the street described in Article #5, of the warrant for the Special Town

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Meeting, August 13, 1956, and that the town authorize the taking of slope
easements in land adjoining the location of the said proposed town way,
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 82, Section 32B of the Gen-
eral Laws, and further that for the construction of Thistledale Road in-
cluding land damages and cost of retaining walls, pavements and side-
walks, laid at the time of said construction or for the construction of
stone, block, brick or other permanent pavement of similar lasting char-
acter under specifications approved by the Department of Public Works
and to pay the cost thereof, the town appropriate the sum of $14,000.00 by
transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account, said work to be done
under the Betterment Act.

ARTICLE 6

To see if the town will vote to instruct the moderator to appoint a
committee of nine, consisting of two members of the School Committee,
the Superintendent of Schools, and six other citizens to make a detailed
study for long range planning of Junior High School Building needs and
report to the town its findings at a future town meeting. — School Com-
mittee.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the moderator appoint a committee of nine, consisting
of two members of the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools,
and six other citizens to make a detailed study for long range planning of
Junior High School Building needs and to report to the town its findings
at a future town meeting.

ARTICLE 7

To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $484.75 by
transfer from the unexpended balance of the appropriation made under
Article 15 of the Annual Town Meeting of the year 1956, to the Fire De-
partment New Equipment Account, an amount of $429.75 and to the Fire
Department Other Expense Account, an amount of $55.00. — Board of Se-
lectmen.

On motion by Finance Committee :

Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of $484.75 by transfer from
the unexpended balance of the appropriation made under Article 15 of
the Annual Town Meeting of the year 1956, to the Fire Department New
Equipment Account, an amount of $429.75 and to the Fire Department
Other Expense Account an amount of $55.00.

ARTICLE 8

To see if the town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Laws and Zoning
Map by changing from a Single Residence district to a Business District,
a tract of land on the northeasterly side of Lowell Street adjacent to and
southeasterly of the business district at the junction of Main and Lowell
Streets, said tract of land being bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the northeasterly sideline of Lowell Street at
land now zoned for business purposes and the Saugus River; thence, south-
easterly along the northeasterly sideline of Lowell Street two hundred sev-

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 147

enty- three (273) feet to a point in said sideline; thence, turning at a right
angle and running northeasterly one hundred seventy-five (175) feet to a
point; thence, turning at a right angle and running southeasterly one hun-
dred thirty (130) feet to a point; thence, turning at a right angle and run-
ning northeasterly three hundred thirty-five (335) feet more or less to the
Saugus River; thence, westerly and southwesterly by the Saugus River to
the point of beginning. — F. Walter Johnson and Others.

William R. Spaulding read the report of the Planning Board stating
that a public hearing, duly advertised, was held according to law, and rec-
ommending indefinite postponement.

On motion by Mr. Spaulding :

Voted: That action on the subject matter of Article 8 be indefinitely
postponed.

ARTICLE 9

To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money to construct a fence at Col. Edward J. Connelly Recreation Area.
— Recreation Committee.

Motion by Finance Committee:

That the subject matter of Article 9 be indefinitely postponed.

The vote on the motion was in the negative.

On motion by William D. Healey :

Voted: That the town appropriate $2,630.00 by transfer from the Ex-
cess and Deficiency Account to carry out the purposes of Article 9.
On motion duly made and seconded :
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 10:31 P. M.

Attendance

Prec. 1

190

Prec. 2

120

Prec. 3

212

Prec. 4

259

Prec. 5

Total

818

r OUNG,

Town Clerk

A True Record :

Attest: CHARLES F.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

(By the Moderator)

FINANCE COMMITTEE
Five to be Appointed Every Year

William T. Curley, Paul Tetzlaff, Ernest E. Huntoon, Louis A. Gal-
linari, W. P. Farwell, Jr. (for three years) appointed May 3, 1956.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANNING COMMITTEE
Fred M. Cameron — to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Roger H.
Wingate when latter became moderator.

148 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

ARTICLE 50— ANNUAL MEETING, 1955
Mary E. Walton School
Lane W. Fuller to succeed Richard J. McGrail, who resigned since he
ceased to be a member of the School Committee — appointed May 3, 1956.

ARTICLE 56— ANNUAL MEETING— 1955
(Strong's Field — Test Borings)
Appointment held up because of consideration of Town Farm property.
F. William Haley, John J. Round, Jr., Daniel Kitchen, Walker Rich-
ardson, Richard Volpe — appointed October 2, 1956.

ARTICLE 64— ANNUAL MEETING 1956
(Purchasing Town Equipment and Materials)
Fred A. Beyer, Lewis Day, William W. Allyn, William T. Thistle,
Thomas W. Ackerson.

LOCATION FOR WEST SIDE FIRE STATION
ARTICLE 69— ANNUAL MEETING 1956
Robert J. Akin, Glen Woodman, Mrs. Walter M. Slocomb, Robert H.
Gardner, William P. Hurton, Chief of Fire Department.

MONTROSE FIRE STATION
ARTICLE 70— ANNUAL MEETING— 1956
Richard B. Dolbeare, Mrs. Ivan H. Hersey, Edmond J. Audet, John
Heslin, William P. Hurton.

PERSONNEL BOARD— MAY 15, 1956
Roger C. Muse to succeed John Carr, whose three-year term expired
with the Town Meeting of 1956.

ARTICLE 6 OF AUGUST 13, 1956 MEETING

LONG RANGE PLANNING OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

BUILDING NEEDS

Alan McLennan, Robert L. Churchill, Mrs. Evan H. Fairbanks, Melvin

D. Peach, Frank E. Rich, Mrs. Norman M. Loomis, Mrs. Marcus G. Beebe,

Lane W. Fuller, John B. Hendershot.

WATER SUPPLY COMMITTEE
To Fill Three Vacancies on Committee Appointed Under Article 9 of
Special Town Meeting of November 7, 1949
George J. Evans, R. E. Ashley, Everett R. Ryan.

PERSONNEL BOARD

(November 21, 1956)

To Fill Two Vacancies — Resignation of James K. Mulligan

and Roger C. Muse

Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr., Daniel Lucey.

WATER STABILIZATION FUND COMMITTEE
Raymond S. Dower, to succeed George F. Riley, Jr., who has moved
to Florida.

CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE
July 3, 1956
Walter E. Morton, to succeed John W. Moccia, who resigned because
of pressure of his business.

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149

RESULT OF TOWN ELECTION - MARCH 5, 1956

Selectmen

(One Year)

Prec.

1 Prec. 2 :

Prec. 3

Prec. 4

Prec. 5

Total

Thomas W. Ackerson

778

726

782

507

232

3025

Lucian J. Colucci

789

607

696

489

303

2884

Harry H. Denning

554

379

582

269

202

1986

Catherine E. Simpson

771

627

846

496

221

2961

Leo Joseph Curran

399

148

388

145

244

1324

William D. MacDonald, ,

Jr. 579

351

558

327

189

2004

Philip L. McAuliffe, Jr.

860

395

936

384

334

2909

Kenneth E. Morang, Jr.

485

495

440

364

193

1977

Jeremiah Joshua Peck

477

160

390

201

200

1428

Herbert R. Waite

511

392

Town Clerk

One Year

518

360

143

1924

Charles F. Young

1237

902

1218

680

506

4543

Blanks

281

Moderator

One Year

284

132

116

899

Roger H. Wingate

1141

874

1191

678

421

4305

Blanks

377

114

Treasurer

(One Year)

311

134

201

1137

Paul Lazzaro

1161

873

1195

672

490

4391

Blanks

357

115
Assessor

307

140

132

1051

(Three Years;

Frank A. Tredinnick

978

790

1025

577

328

3698

George F. Riley

420

152

369

191

206

1338

Blanks

120

108

406

School Committee

(Three Years:

)

Lane W. Fuller

752

725

843

537

228

3085

William W. Allyn

664

793

671

474

185

2787

Edmund J. Audet

385

104

208

148

190

1035

Henry B. McConville

747

216

829

287

370

2449

Blanks

488

138

453

178

271

1528

Joseph J. Nolan
Blanks

Board of Public Works

(Three Years)

1089 821 1131

429 167 371

631
181

422
200

4094
1348

150

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Board of Public Works

(One Year)

Sidney F. Adams

694 564 634

412

289

2593

Herbert Hewitt

607 340 652

346

225

2170

Blanks

217 84 216

108

679

Municipal Light Commissioners

(Three Years)
Joseph M. Hartshorne
Blanks

Winsor L. Finney, Jr.
Albert J. Petrucci
Blanks

1152 857 1184

652

432

4277

366 131 318

160

190

1165

Board of Public Welfare

(Three Years)

965- 802 1006

577

269

3619

312 480 451

185

265

1693

1759 694 1547

862

710

5572

Miriam G. Needham
John J. Round, Jr.

Library Trustees

(Three Years)
1012 815 1031

1051 835 1080

Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr. 1074

816

1095

630

357

3845

637

407

4010

642

376

4003

Ruth H. Akin

Library Trustee

(One Year)
1084 849 1132

646

414

4125

William R. Spaulding

Planning Board

Five Years
1041 831 1063

640

403

3978

Kenneth W. Thomson

Planning Board

(Four Years)
1042 816 1058

636

395

3947

Julius C. Horovitz
Ruth A. Woodbury

Burton C. Parker

Planning Board

(Three Years)

334 186 360

160

158

1198

1005 719 1007

603

366

3670

Planning Board

(Two Years)

1028 814 1037

631

375

3885

Planning Board

(One Year)
Lawrence J. McCluskey 978 794 984

602

381

3739

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

151

Evan H. Fairbanks

Board of Health

(Three Years)
1046 838 1064

637

403

3988

Morton V. Griffin
John F. Mahoney
Harold J. Maloney

Constable

One Year

1005

811

1151

625

383

4075

1109

786

1144

639

383

4061

1187

822

1156

656

475

4296

Result of Recount

Thomas W. Ackerson
Lucian J. Colucci
Harry H. Denning
Catherine E. Simpson
Leo Joseph Curran
William D.

MacDonald, Jr.
Philip L. McAuliffe, Jr.
Kenneth E. Morang, Jr.
Jeremiah Joshua Peck
Herbert R. Waite
Blanks

MARCH 17, 1956

For Selectmen

(For One Year)
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Prec. 4 Prec. 5 Total

780

725

780

508

231

3024

790

607

695

489

304

2885

554

377

581

259

202

1973

771

627

846

496

233

2973

401

148

387

155

244

1335

583

352

557

323

189

2004

855

394

939

384

334

2906

494

497

439

364

193

1987

478

159

389

201

200'

1427

512

393

518

360

143

1926

1372

661

1379

521

837

4770

A True Copy:

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

152

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Record of Births

(From the Town Clerk's Records)

Date Name of Child
January

1 Maria Ann Micalizzi

1 Michael Allen McCauley

2 Eugene Joseph McElroy, III

3 William Francis McCarthy

4 Bonnie Ann Macfarland

5 Randy Leslie Haskell

5 Robert Michael Sampson

6 Paul Alfred Munroe

6 David Allen Theriault, Jr.

9 Dennis Robert Bromley

9 Robin Ann Pietrello

11 Constance Ann Rouillard

11 Cynthia Ann Champagne

11 Richard Louis Berry

11 Robert Lawrence Hallstrom, Jr.

12 Bruce Edward Canty
14 Betsey Gifford Pratt
14 Carol Ann Zingarelli

17 Amy Marshall Winkler

18 Daniel David Donahue
18 Alan Leslie Douglass

20 Edward Fazio

21 Judith Anne Leary

21 John Francis Leary

22 Catherine M. Brown
24 Kaye Jean Altieri
24 Dirk Jordan Leach

24 Jayne Arthur Roffman

25 David Mark Dulong

25 Thomas Andrews Bourdon

26 Kim Antonette Rinaldi

27 Lisa Ann Hawkes

27 Michael Anthony Puleo

28 Ross Malcolm Brown

28 Christine Dale Cleveland

29 Robert Nelson, Jr.

Parents

Joseph V. and Ann L. (Doyle)
Charles L. and Ellen R. (Morse)
James E. and Mary L. (Young)
John and Rona (Harrison)
Francis W. Marjorie S. (Eagleson)
Richard L. and Virginia M. (Gearin)
George J. and June N. (Elliott)
Frederick and Beatrice M. (Anderson)
David A. and Roberta D.

(MacCaughey)
Kenneth A. and Barbara J.

(Hendricks)
Charles and Civitina E. (DiFazio)
Pierre A. and Emily R. (Lever)
Paul F. and Ursula M. (Muse)
Richard L. and Solange A. (Olivier)
Robert L. and Nancy W. (Pottle)
George D. and Barbara A. (Hurkett)
Howard T. and Jacquelin L. (Smith)
Joseph L. and Virginia M.

(Annichiarico)
Marshall N. and Barbara J. (Reid)
John F. and Mary E. (Conway)
Frederick L. and Janet (Cairney)
John J. and Marion A. (Sedgley)
Leo F. and Eileen T. (Riley)
Leo F. and Eileen T. (Riley)
John L. and Anna L. (Brady)
Jerome S. and Annabelle E, (Eldredge)
William and Greta (Jordan)
Charles S. and Norma M. (Jorgensen)
John M. and Georgeana (Meuse)
Leo E. and Martha L. (Hocking)
Anthony and Dorothy L.

(Gudbrandsen)
Richard C. and Florence E.

(Woodbury)
John Arthur and Christina (Post)
Malcolm W. and Mary E. (Richardson)
Donald S. and Ruth V. (Hanson)
Robert and Norma E. (Wasker)

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

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Date Name of Child

30 George Martin Livingstone,

III

31 Steven James Crusco
31 Mary Elizabeth Muse
31 Stephen Lewis Williams

Parents
George M. and Georgianna (Mahony)

Thomas A. and Dorothy I. (Salucco)
Frank E. and Sarah E. (Fennelly)
Roger E. and Cynthia J. (Bates)

February

1 Stephen Scott Fernald

4 George Michael Giglio

6 Jo-Ann Colucello

7 Janet Elizabeth Scherl

7 Thomas D'Alessandro

8 Maureen McDonald

9 Patricia Anne Furey

10 Juliana Byrne

11 Robert Craig Arnold

11 Norren Mary Sullivan

12 Timothy Mark McCauley

13 Cheryl Ann Dal ton

13 Lynne Margaret Hinds

14 Nancy Jane Canavan
14 Francis John Doherty
17 Deborah Jean Estes

17 Patricia Joan Kaskons

19 Susan Maria Zappa-la

19 Cheryl Ann Morizzo

19 Barry Roberts Link

19 Vallerie Robin Link

21 Marian Patience Hartshorne

21 Richard Jay Rosenthal

21 John Benjamin Plummer

21 Robert Lamont Ginn, Jr.

21 William Bryan Cullen

23 John Joseph Hall

24 Robert James Cain, Jr.
24 Mark Frank Giuliano

24 Sharon Jean Collins

25 Lois Jean Thacker

26 David Wayne Everitt

27 Alson Hull Taylor

28 Karen Joan Neeb

28 Peter Eldridge Rogers

28 Renee Laura Beville

29 Linda Audrey Robinson
29 Steven Avann Kelly

29 Kristina Wildes

29 Stephen J. Angelo

Charles D. and Ruth M. (Moulaison)
George M. and Mary E. (Conf alone)
Joseph P. and Anna M. (Emerson)
Ely and Shirley D. (Kinover)
Joseph J. and Josephine (Benedetto)
William T. and Ruth M. (Sweeney)
William V. and Anne M. Davis
Joseph M. and Patricia A. (Convery)
Donald C. and Mary C. (Tardif)
Eugene R. and Anne T. (McGrath)
Donald E. and Karen M. (Hall)
William H. and Phyllis M. (Moulaison)
Albion W. and Lorraine R. (Surette)
John F. and Mildred F. (Mara)
Francis J. and Arlene J. (Reich)
Ruben C. and Patricia A. (Cullen)
Peter J. and Lois A. (Burbine)
Salvatore and Gloria F. (Dunnigan)
Rocco F. and Lucille M. (Nasella)
Carl S. and Bernice (Wilkerson)
Carl S. and Bernice (Wilkerson)
Joseph M. and Marian F. (Rice)
Sherman H. and Jacqueline C.

(Esecson)
Edgar A. and Charlotte M. (Johnston)
Robert L. and Joanne M. (Bunyon)
William J. and Muriel E. (Funk)
Warren J. and Lillian G. (Leonard)
Robert J. and Harriet J. (Smith)
Frank R. and Dolores E, (Calitri)
John H. and Elaine M. (Gallagher)
Robert W. and Theima G. (Nieforth)
Robert D. and Virginia (Cranston)
Alvan A. and Patricia H. (Craib)
Frank F. and Eleanor T. (Kenney)
David E. and Sally A. Sawtelle
John A. and Caroline L. (Scarano)
Levi O. and Audrey L. (Shaw)
Robert E. and Gertrude C. (Rylander)
Kenneth J. and Eileen A. (Clancy)
James E. and Nora W. (Kiluk)

154

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date Name of Child
March

2 Jayne Elizabeth Morgan

2 Janice Lee Delory

3 David H. Simpson

3 David Harold Simpson

4 Dianna Gail Martin

4 Darlene Marie DeCecca

5 Mark William Evans
5 Richard Paul Furness

5 Eleanor Elizabeth Greene

5 Kenneth Ernest Bruce

6 Kathy Ann McCluskey

7 John Dennis Shanahan, III

9 Katherine Madeline Economou

10 Deborah Christine Flight

11 Robert Paul Iosua

11 Norman Baxter Taylor, Jr.

11 Lawrence Eugene Gagne, Jr.

12 Robert Gordon Stoddart

13 Bonnie Jean Higgins

16 Diane Marguerite Simpson

16 Janet Marie Iosua

17 Robert Wayne Sweetser

18 John Avery Hancock

18 Richard Sheffield Brennan

19 Debra Lee Hewitt

19 Kevin Patrick Crowley

19 John Henry Hugo

20 James Richard Contant

20 Donald Boyd Ramos, Jr.

21 Catherine Mary Stanton
21 Sandler (Twins)
21 Sandler

21 Kathy Ann Mario

21 Linda Lee Prentice

22 Bradley Alan Smith
22 Cathy Lynn Hartford

22 Cheryl Ann Cunningham

22 Paul Joseph Murphy

22 Deborah Ann Morin

22 Maureen Ann Mulcahy

23 Donald Powys Foulds

23 Brian John Donnelly

25 David Harold Bendroth

Parents

George H. and Alyce M. (Flynn)
William H. and Gertrude R.

(Malonson)
Charles A. and Helen B. (Hawkes)
Charles A. and Helen B. (Hawkes)
William F. and Martha A.

(MacMillan)
Ralph P. and Barbara A. (Whitney)
Richard L. and Dorothy E. (Reeder)
Herbert J. F. and Lillian N. (Heath)
Donald S. and Helen M. (Penney)
Ernest W. and Edith M. (Hagberg)
Lawrence J. and Jean M. (Rowe)
John D. Jr. and Elizabeth C. (Beane)
Chris J. and Hazel A. (Kurkjian)
Harold S. and Eleanor (Moulton)
Michael D. and Barbara J. (Bird)
Norman B. and Rose J. (Lanzillo)
Lawrence E. and Dorothy A. (Shea)
Blanchard K. and Joan C. (McLeod)
Michael J. and Jeanne F. (Collins)
Herbert L. and Marion F.

(Richardson)
Joseph P. and Mary J. (Riccelli)
Irving H. and Joan L. (Keith)
Robert F. and Janice K. (Davis)
Marshall M. and Phyllis (Miller)
Robert N. and Mary J. (Meuse)
John R. and Catherine J. A.

(McMullen)
Charles T. and Geraldine V. (Duncan)
Richard W. and Helen E. (Hume)
Donald B. and Mary R. (Anderson)
Martin and Anne P. (Connelly)
Harry and Beatrice (Packer)
Harry and Beatrice (Packer)
Thomas H. and Gail A. (Kincaid)
Gordon M. and Loretta D. (Couchon)
Jack and Jane (Madel)
Allen E. and Jeanne C. (Smith)
Ray R. and Bette A. (Gourley)
John J. Jr. and Frances M. (Longo)
Arthur J. and Mary B. (Gregorio)
Robert J. and Nancy L. (Terry)
Powys A. L. and Marion I.

(MacCorkle)
Edward J. and Florence F. (Ingraham)
Harold W. and Carolyn S. (Bowen)

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Date Name of Child
25 Andrea Lynn Pearson
Linda Karen Rice
Deborah Ann Sheppard
Ellen Murray
William Herbert Round
Elaine Claire Lessa
Susan Elaine White
Scott Andrew Clancy
Beverly Ann Forgione
Kevin Paul Conway
April

1 Earl Vincent DeCarli
John David Crocker
David James White
Mark Edward Classen
Cheryl Dorothy Green
John David Nutile
Brenda Hope Miller

25
26
26
26
27
28
30
30
31

6 Daniel John Malcolm

7 Peter Joseph Falabella
7 Marjorie Ann Lander

7 Wanda Lee Cresta

9 Robert Steven Squires

11 Lawrence James Dwyer

11 Joseph Michael Dillon

14 John Michael Furrier

14 Glenn David Dolbeare

15 Nancy Jean Weicker

16 Jon Dennis Coughlin
16 Diane P. McLaughlin

18 Paul Martin Fahey

19 Daniel W. Donaldson

19 Scott Wayne Daniels

20 Audrey Alma Anderson
23 Richard James McGrath

25 John Henry Rush, Jr.

25 Paul Alexander Klapes

25 Naomi Bucchio

26 Richard Guttadauro

27 Kathleen Marion O'Brien

27 Mary Kathleen Weithofer

28 Douglas Robert Meuse

28 Jaye Susan Venuti

29 Karen Marie Hurton
29 John Francis Boyle

29 Charles Ralph Giorgio

30 Mark Edward DeWolf

Parents
Ernest W. and Evelyn M. (Fogg)
Winston S. and Carol J. (Crocker)
Lawrence W. and Claire I. (Gerrior)
David J. and Mary J. (Crowley)
William H. and Olive M. (Geddis)
Michael C. and Claire F. (Dooley)
Paul E. and Barbara A. (Guttadauro)
John V. and Barbara A. (Vogt)
Joseph A. and Corinne J. (Aretusi)
Joseph M. and Ruth M. (Tenney)

Earl V. and Eugenia F. (Scalon)
Herbert R. and Sophie T. (Yazinka)
George J. and Ann E. (Foley)
Edward R. and Beverley A. (Breen)
John J. and Dorothy (Frink)
Albert L. and Lillian L. (Anderson)
Harvey S. and Marilyn G.

(Goldenfield)
William M. and Shirley L. (Cushing)
Benjamin and Martha A. (Garbenis)
Harvey J. and Shirley (Baum)
Sam G. and Virginia F. (Spinney)
Richard E. and Sally M. (Zaccone)
Maurice J. and Ann W. (Jouanet)
Robert E. and Elizabeth J. (Cotter)
John M. and Elaine M. (Hayes)
Robert P. and Lorraine A. (Gerry)
William H. and Jean (Carlson)
John J. and Eleanor C. (O'Connell)
David A. and Eunice E. (Quinn)
Kenneth J. and June M. (Kelleher)
Charles F. and Ruth M. (Silliker)
Gordon E. and Beverly E. (Peterson)
Willis C. and Shirley M. (Gadde)
Frances C. and Florence C.

(Berrigan)
John H. and Justina A. (Hamilton)
Alexander C. and Gloria (Davidson)
Alexander and Marie A. (Matanza)
James P. and Dorothea A. (Galvin)
John J. and Hazel I. (Seeley)
Frank W. and Marian R. (Conarchy)
Peter A. and Catherine R, (Meuse)
William B. and Concetta (Modica)
Thomas G. and Margaret R. (Sullivan)
Albert P. and Dorothy M. (Taylor)
Carmen and Helen (Sacco)
Charles W. and Clare A. (Butler)

156

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date Name of Child

May

1 Susan Elizabeth Brown

4 Glenn Stephen Sorensen

4 Pamela Jean Penta

4 Steven Malcolm Opland

6 Russell Barry Duncan

7 Joy Alice Collamore

7 Patricia Gearin

8 Debra Lyn Delmege

8 Elena Marie Donovan

9 Margaret Mary Frappier

9 Deborah May Rudolph

9 Arthur Ellsbere Campbell

10 William John Rice

11 Charles Anthony Harrow
11 Deborah Wright Cheever

11 David John Herook

12 Pamela Jean Court

13 Clifford Manuel Silva

14 Candace Anne Martino

14 Christopher Scott Zarba

15 Debra Ellen Melanson
15 Janice Louise Green
15 Margaret Mary Green

15 Valerie June Stevens

16 Lisa Ann Ross

17 Sharon A. Sardella

18 Tobey Virginia Louise Packard

19 Paul James Evangelista

19 Donald Edward MacQuarrie

20 Joan Fitzgibbons

20 Jean Fitzgibbons

21 Marianne Frances Stewart
21 Brian Frances Staunton

21 Martha Grace Surdam

22 Mary Claire Griffin

23 Lou Ann Hallorn
25 Robert John Rosselle
25 George Roberto, Jr.

27 Diane Marie Drebit

28 Charles Gardner Campbell
28 David Joshua White

30 Carolyn Ann Kuklinski

31 David Paul Malonson

June

1 Pamela Ann Lecourt

1 Paul Joseph Zagaja

Parents

Judson G. and Marjorie A. (Sprague)
George T. and Grace S. (Sorensen)
Albert N. and Constance M. (Weare)
Malcolm N. and Domenica (Battaglia)
Russell B. and Barbara A. (Surette)
Raymond L. and Alice G. (O'Connor)
Robert P. and Barbara A. (Hayes)
James W. and Nancy (Hilton)
James F. and Norma M. (Storti)
Victor A. and Margaret F.

(McGandless)
Francis B. and Doris (Brown)
Eugene E. and Janet (Magee)
Charles A. and Mary T. (Mahoney)
Edgar E. and Evelyn Y. (Byrnes)
Richard C. and Ruth M. (Atkinson)
John T. and Jacqueline E. (Ilsley)
Ormsby L. and Marjorie L. (Baker)
Richard A. and Rita E. (Morneau)
Dominic P. and Shirley M. (Rutledge)
Christopher J. and Carla A. (Conrey)
James H. and Natalie E. (Cutcliffe)
Henry J. and Charlotte C. (Harper)
Henry J. and Charlotte C. (Harper)
Harry D. and Mary E. (Pica)
Albert A. and Ruth A. (Kelsen)
Stephen J. and Susan C. (Iandosca)
Arthur R. and Olga C. (Cotillo)
Louis P. and Dorothy J. (Borthwick)
Gilbert J. and Thelma M. (Larkin)
Daniel J. and Jean M. (Lane)
Daniel J. and Jean M. (Lane)
Charles L. and Mary F. (Terravecchia)
Harold E. and Antolina (Sikora)
Paul D. and Janice (Kirk)
Albert W— and Mary E. (Seabury)
Thomas W. and Lorraine M. (Smith)
John R. and Elizabeth B. (Emmons)
George and Barbara A. (Ryan)
Benjamin S. and Alvina M. (Nardone)
Joseph W. and Helen G. (Chapman)
James C. and Lena J. (Roberto)
Ernest F. and Ann (Kerrigan)
Gerald E. and Jacqueline M. (Cote)

Joseph H. and Florence G. (Kellogg)
Edward J. and Gladys L. (Ulatowski)

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

157

Date Name of Child

2 Cathleen Louise Foley

3 Thomas William Webber
5 Julia Thersa Kirmes

5 Kevin Francis O'Brien

7 Joanne Kendrick

7 Brent Michael Gregorio

9 Cindy Jane Muise

10 Sharon Marie Burbine

10 Brian Alan Carey

12 Donna Marie Kimball

12 Barbara Louise Schloss

13 Daniel Ralph Heselton

14 Robert Charles Cahill

14 Laureen Frances Sullivan

14 William Thomas Bilton

15 Debra Ann MacLeod

16 Catherine Ann Galenius

16 George Gary Flibotte

17 Dana Steven Quinn
20 Donna Ann Dennis

20 Lynda Ann Mahoney

21 Patricia Averill Davis

21 Karen Mary Collins

22 Mark Alan Lozzi

22 Robert Martin Coyne

25 Edward Norman Ford
27 Peter Alan Lundquist

27 Catherine Victoria Panek

26 David Lawrence Muise

26 Peter Gerald Chapman
25 James Anthony Ventura

27 Amy Louise Shellenberger

27 Joseph Anthony Albani, 3rd

28 Shelley Truesdale Hunt

28 Christina Marie Tecce

29 William Alan Collins
29 Kevin John Leaby

29 Allen Winch Sanborn

30 Barry Joel Friedman

30 Kenneth Charles Arsenault

30 Cheryl Denise Roberts

July

2 Thomas Alfred O'Reilly

3 Ralph Joseph Burke, Jr.
3 Stephen Stratton

3 Christopher David Kearney

Parents

Robert E. and Polly H. (Phillips)
George J. and Barbara H. (Spence)
Victor C. and Madeline J. (LoFaro)
Frances C. and Claire A. (Sliney)
Edward R. and Marion A. (Butler)
Alfred F. and Patricia A. (Martin)
Irving L. and Jacquelyn M. (White)
Louis F. and Rose M. (Luciano)
George P. and Louise R. (Mills)
Robert E. and Jean L. (Palmerino)
James S. and Elizabeth C. (Edson)
Ralph A. and Claudette M. (Faucher)
James F. and Marie C. (Antetomaso)
Francis E. and Eileen M. (Maguire)
William T. and Lillian R. (Julian)
Ronald R. and Janet (Thompson)
Norman J. and Beatrice A. (Brennan)
Richard F. and Irma G. (Tassi)
Robert P. and Carol J. (Hawkes)
John F. and Patricia A. (Burke)
Edward P. and Rosina M. (Roberto)
Harold F. and Phyllis A. (Lewis)
Kenneth R. and Mary J. (Quay)
Feliciano and Marie T. (Sousa)
John F. and Margaret G. (O'Neil)
Edward L. and Shirley J. (Kinsey)
John and Charlotte L. (Grover)
John W. and Victoria M. (Jamroz)
Lawrence A. and Isabelle M.

(MacDonald)
Richard P. and Delia M. (DeViller)
Rosaria J. and Helen M. (DeMarco)
Homer M. and Janet L. (Robertson)
Joseph A. Jr. and Delia Ann

(DelRossi)
Robert E. and Mary E. (Wells)
Lawrence S. and Concetta R. (Arena)
John F. and Ruth M. (Carey)
Vincent T. and Anna J. (Wienart)
George W. and Gloria A. (Frasco)
Norman and Marilyn (Lederman)
Francin L. and Evelyn L. (Lawrence)
Wilfred C. and Marjorie E. (Pierce)

Thomas J. and Catherine A. (Walk)
Ralph J. and Jean M. (Whitford)
Graham and Edna (Witham)
Gerald J. and Grace C. (Hallhan)

158

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date Name of Child

5 Robert Merrill Belmonte

5 Cynthia Ann Perry

6 Martha Rose Carter

6 Keith Justin Laughlin

6 Kevin Joseph Laughlin

7 Kevin Francis Gilmartin

7 Raymond Dominic Cacciatore

8 Kennith Charles Doucette

9 Janet Marie Parsons
10 Barnaby Edwin Wray

10 Lawrence DeGaravilla

11 Karen Rosati

12 Barbara Jean Dolan

12 Robert Paul Leis

13 Kevin Philip Halle

13 William Warren Backer

14 John Robert Souza

16 Christopher John Callanan

17 Jamie Lee Rowell

18 Brenda Lynn Kalandyk

19 Clayton Stephen Atkins

20 Steven Wayne Kanchuga

20 Gary David Mosher

21 Kevin Lawrence Foley

21 Robin Marie Berardinagelo

22 Thomas John Grady

23 Debora Ann Dulong

23 Barbara Jean Holland

24 Robert Francis Ducey

24 Barbara Mary E'gan

25 Audrey Sue Baron

26 Timothy Edward Moran

27 Nancy Collins

28 Paul Gerald Burton
28 Mark Scott Mosher

31 Cynthia Anna Malonson

31 Frederick James Carisella

31 Stephen Breton

31 Donald Robert Morin

August

1 Dana Louis Wright

1 Paul Curtis Smith

1 Barbara Jean Hurton

2 Charles Peter Rolling

2 Kenneth Paul Izzett

3 Mariamie Sullivan

Parents
Louis A. and Geraidine M. (Yates)
Clifton A. and Marion E. (Ross)
James S. and Ruth T. (Scheflsch)
Harry J. and Dorothy L. (King)
Harry J. and Dorothy L. (King)
James J. and Ann A. (LaBlanc)
Dominic A. and Shirley M. (Parrott)
Harold A. and Mary M. (Maltby)
Charles E. and Rose Faragi
Kurt L. and Ruth A. (Goodrich)
Richard C. and Rose M. (Guzzetta)
Richard J. and Mary R. (Tine)
Thomas F. and Alma E. (Mullett)
Robert F. and Pauline A. (McDonald)
Mitchell J. and Helen C. (Campbell)
Robert O. and Claire L. (Dodge)
John and Margaretha (Auringer)
James J. and Bernice A. (O'Leary)
Warren A. and Frances A. Roeder
Frank K. Jr. and Eunice A. (Green)
James R. and Mary L. (Pierce)
Robert P. and Eva E. (Harcovitz)
Robert B. and Audrey J. (Hatfield)
John F. and Rosemarie C.

(Evangelista)
Alderio F. and Evelyn A. (Doucette)
James F. and Martina E. (O'Hara)
James A. and Nancy (Marsh)
Charles K. and Ruth M. (Lister)
Francis X. and Mary R. (Sullivan)
Charles J. and Mary M. (Bonito)
David and Thelma (Citron)
Edward B. and Elizabeth L.

(Davenport)
John J. and Elizabeth (Morrison)
Gerald F. and Barbara D. (Ingallis)
Burr, J., Jr. and Joan (Finneran)
Paul J. and Joan E. (Fankouser)
Vincent J. and Joan N. (English)
Gerard E. and Edith F. (Leone)
Edward L. Jr. and Lorraine C. (Ryan)

Harry A. and Ruth (Schooles)
George R. and Mary F. (Malonson)
Thomas E. and Mary T. (Beane)
Robert P. and Ruth L. (Johnston)
Gerald W. and Barbara (Carbone)
William R. and Margaret (Noe)

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

159

Date Name of Child

3 Barbara Jean Carey

3 Maria Kiki Canatselos

3 James Louis Patch, Jr.

3 Debra Ann Versaw

3 Randal George Wilkins

4 Marilyn Seibert

4 Janice Elaine Roberto

5 George William Satkowski
5 Sherrie Lyn Martin

5 James Leonard Peters

5 Mark Gerard Spencer

9 Mary Ellen Russell

10 Robert Frederick Marsden

10 Barbara Jean Nelson

11 Grant Joseph Donovan

12 Frank Joseph Taibbi
12 Cathy Joan Mansfield

12 Mark Hayden Litchfield

13 Joanne Marie Ronca

13 Melissa Jane Reed

14 Vincent James Gorey
14 Andrea Louise Lamy
16 Linda Joan Anthony

16 Stephen Edmund Doherty

17 Laurie Marie Barsanti

17 Robert Richard Butters, Jr.

19 Bonnie Jean Pudsey

22 Susan Ann Maloney

23 Robert Marshall Avjian

24 Lombard

25 Lorraine Anne Cochrane

26 Peter Michael Richards

26 Michael Floyd Mackey

27 Mary Ellen Stebbins
27 Kenneth George Ux

27 Linda Irene Cook

28 Mark William O'Brien

29 Joseph Peter Jack, Jr.
31 Jeanne Marie Shiel

31 Richard John Cashin

September

2 Mark Allen Sullivan

2 Cynthia Anne Munn

Parents
Thomas P. and Jacqueline

(Overstreet)
Charles G. and Anna (Galanaki)
James L. and Joyce A. (Porter)
Robert J. and Cynthia M. (Atwater)
George R. and Phyllis M. (Moore)
Julien C. and Elizabeth C. (Heinlein)
Johan J., Jr. and Joan C. (Salvati)
William B. and Dorothy M. (McAbee)
Richard C. and Dorothy J.

(Stockwell)
George A. and Elizabeth A. (Johnson)
Arthur C. and Charlotte P. (Iverson)
Edgar J. and Mary A. (Lazzaro)
Henry and Eleanor F. (Moran)
John W. and Ida M. (Jarva)
Alfred M. and Maureen H. (Murphy)
Joseph and Joan S. (Burke)
Frederick A. and Joan M. (Stoltz)
Chester S. Jr. and Jane H. (Hayden)
William M. and Marie A. (LaFreniere)
Gardner C. and Priscilla L. (Swett)
Vincent and Rita (Schefisch)
Joseph J. and Lois A. (Eales)
Richard P. and Phyllis E. (Kenney)
Charles J. and Marie A. (Clifford)
Fernando J. and Mary L. (Sullivan)
Robert R. and Ethel F. (Cain)
Eugene O. and Priscilla F. (Bartlett)
Walter V., Jr. and Marguerite E.

(Donovan)
Albert W. and Margaret J. (Coakley)
Maynard F. and Margaret J.

(Campbell)
Milton A. and Elaine V. (Bunker)
Frederick W. and Mary S. (DeMarco)
Harvel E., Jr. and Patricia A.

(Lenney)
Clarence W. and Alice M. (Beane)
George T. and Joan E. (Houghton)
William K. and Irene K. (Schanz)
James J. and Helen J. (Lucey)
Joseph P. and Mary J. (Ronca)
James and Ellen T. (Nestor)
Michael J. and Mildred (McGee)

Patrick J. and Ethel M. (Gutro)
George E. and Margaret C.
(MacDonald)

160

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date Name of Child

2 Lorraine Evelyn Powers

3 Donald Carleton MacQuarrie

4 Carol Lynn Fish
4 Sheryl Ann Rowe

4 Martin Laird Hubbard

6 Karen Ann MacDonald

7 Mary Ann Mclntire

9 Brent Anthony Cerullo

9 Margaret Teresa Vogt

9 David Daniel Simmons

10 Pamela S. Billings

10 Richard Jay Cambone

12 Ellen Marie Ring

12 Jeffrey Allen Wakefield

13 Charles Lawrence Pizzano, Jr.
13 Janet Marie McConville

13 Thomas Paul Curran

14 Kim Ellen Morgan

14 Derek Paul Jones

15 Gay Ellen Wishart

15 Kerry Anne Brennan

15 Janet Frances Jordon

16 Jeffrey William Browne
18 Bruce Alan Wallace

18 Rosalie Terravecchia

19 Donald William Sheehan

21 Jeanne Frances McKowen

21 Peter Joseph Ronan

22 Susan Sullivan

22 Virginia Eileen Mangan

23 Peter David Byrne
23 Karen Leslie Byrnes

23 Deborah Ann Raymond

24 Karen Jean Kleiner
24 Jay Frederick Moore

24 Thomas Jay Michielutti

25 Robin Joan DuBay

26 Elaine Margaret Kittery

26 Susan Ann Barry

27 Heather Susan Tadgell
27 Jill Barbara Buckland
29 William Edward King

29 Robert James Bridges, Jr.
October

2 Karen Ann Robbins

3 Mark John Howland

3 Andrea Leigh Howland

Parents
Thomas D. and Evelyn V. (Gott)
Peder C. and June F. (Moran)
Robert E. and Marie E. (Hadad)
James E. and Lois A. (Sleeper)
William D. and Eunice M. (Bance)
Alexander J. and Elizabeth A.

(Jordan)
John G. and Rosemary U. (Norton)
Anthony and Lorraine R. (Johnson)
George H. and Bridget A. (Selmser)
Sydney S. and Nancy J. (Kent)
Wallace E. and Mildred (Semmons)
Arthur L. and Nancy G. (DeVita)
Robert P. and Evelyn M. (Burgess)
Elmore H. and Joyce B. (Cross)
Charles L. and Carol M. (Wortman)
Henry B. and Muriel M. (Shaw)
Charles P. and Kathryn J. (Cassidy)
Francis L. and Evelyn L. (Greenleaf)
Homer W. and Joan E. (Cosman)
John J. and Barbara A. (Greene)
William R. and Dorothy G. (Parsons)
Henry J. and Jeanette C. (Levesque)
Whitman S., Jr. and Ruby A. (Brown)
Howard A., Jr. and Ethel C. (Pickell)
Peter J. and Josephine C. (Consolo)
Richard W. A. and Elizabeth J.

(Kennerley)
Francis S. and Verna J. (Knightly)
Christopher L. and Rita P. (Fahey)
Edward J. and Claire T. (Fitzgerald)
Frank J. and Ruth M. (Eason)
David M. and Priscilla A. (Toner)
Donald B. and Beatrice L. (Seavey)
Leo J. and Isabelle R. (Bessette)
Gale H. and Beverley J. (Skidmore)
John L. and Jean G. (Leman)
Renzo P. and Patricia A. (Collins)
Charles R. and Virginia J. (Colemon)
James R. and Marjorie D. (Muise)
James J. and Rita M. (Dumont)
Robert E. and Helen I. (Benner)
Forest A. and Joan B. (Howe)
John M. and Lillian M. (Stoddart)
Robert J. and Sadie B. (Ciccolo)

Joseph A. and Jean M. (Catalano)
Richard W. and Cecile G. (Berard)
Richard W. and Cecile G. (Berard)

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

161

Date Name of Child

4 John Linden Rees

6 Scott Winfield Greenough

7 Nancy Anne Paulson

7 Michael Stephen Poirier

9 David William Southerland

10 Janet Susan Thomas

10 Catherine Anne Delory

13 Charles Joseph Bartlett

14 Richard Charles Decker
16 Jay Wesley Peterson

16 Donald Joseph Yasi

16 Mary Julia Burns

16 John Robert Jenks

20 Gerri-Ann Denning

23 Theresa Marie Flynn

24 Thomas Frederick Byrne, Jr.

28 Karen Jean Raffael

29 Andrea Jean Louzan
31 Donald Carl Sowyrda
31 Patricia Ann Starr

31 Bryant Everett Whiton

November

1 Marcia Anne Veale

2 Randall Mark

2 Phillip Alan Chetwynd

3 Cheryl Ann Quirk

3 Thomas Alan Gonnella

3 Donna Jayne Halloran

5 Mart Thea Johnson

5 Alan Richard Bennett

8 James Michael Grelish, Jr.

9 Susan Barbara Chapman
10 Russell Scott Whitney

10 Jayne Loring Fifield

11 Mark Holbrook Stark

12 Paul Alan Sullo

13 John Louis Burbine
13 Janet Lynne Tyler

13 Paul Douglas Watts

14 Janet LaSpina

15 Robert Clament Barry, Jr.

16 Baby Burke

16 Steven Donald Carpenter

Parents
James C. and Mary V. (Doucette)
Sumner H. and Florence B. (Noyes)
Robert E. and Carol J. (Babcox)
Joseph F. and Barbara P. (Meade)
William J. and Margaret M. (Buckley)
John D. and Jennie F. (Gargaro)
Frederick L. and Jeanne M. (Bowen)
Charles E. and Gertrude C.

(Callahan)
Charles B. and Doris M. (Murphy)
Robert W. and Caryl A. (Wilford)
Fred Y., Jr. and Marie G. (Butera)
Matthew J., Jr. and Barbara J.

(Russell)
William R. and Helen (Zappas)
Jerome T. and Anne D. (Victor)
John H., Sr. and Louise T. (Shea)
Thomas F. and Mary R. (Rinaldi)
Carman A. and Jean E. (Creedon)
Andrew J. and Doris G. (Walsh)
George and Ann M. (Rizya)
John M. and Mary E. (Good)
Everett B., Jr. and Marjorie J.

(Feenstra)

Edward J. and Margaret L. (Sanford)
Franklin E. and Eleanor L. (Ruggles)
Paul C. and Thelma S, (Hatch)
Benedict J. and Catherine N.

(Whelton)
Robert H. and Lorraine M. A.

(Bergeron)
Donald F. and Gwyneth M. (Gunn)
Charles E. and Carolyn J. (Cook)
Richard A. and Ann K. (Scofield)
James M. and Beverly M. (Gurley)
Donald H. and Barbara W. (Grainger)
John W. and Audrey O. (Maclnnis)
Richard T. and Nancy S. (Pierce)
Irving K. and Priscilla L. (Clark)
Anthony G. and Mary E. (Grace)
Daniel H. and Lillian A. (Doucette)
Robert E. and Claire E. (Graves)
David F. H. and Nancy (Austin)
William P. and Doris A. (Beatty)
Robert C. and Nancy A. (Daley)
Richard C. and Dorrothy A. (Catyh)
Donald L. and Nancy F. (Habblitz)

162

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date Name of Child

17 Linda Susan Fecteau

17 Edmond Joseph Audet, 3rd

18 Maureen Ann McCoy

18 Phillip Anthony McCauley

18 Mary Jayne LaVigne

19 John Tenny Gardner

19 Davy Robert Benedetto

20 Diane Mary Hatch

21 Thomas Wayne Bayrd
21 Marijane Welford

23 Kevin Edward Boutilier

24 Janet Ann Larsen

26 James Michael Brown

27 Timothy Edward Pfeifer
27 Gregory Paul Sheiman

27 Kathleen Joy Anderson

28 Robin Louise Moores
28 Jean Alice Bethel

28 Kathryn Anne Fitch

29 Catherine Ann Lopes

29 Woodrow Scott Beckford

December

3 Clark Stuart Harris

6 Marianne Seaman

7 Stephen John Brussard
7 Mark Richard Collins

7 David John Hegarty

9 Paul Kevin Faulkenberry

9 Helen Elizabeth O'Laughlin

11 Stephen Laurence Coville

11 Stuart Kenneth Norris

12 Richard Dante Volpe

12 Walter Edward Hutchinson,

Jr.

13 Maryl Lee Forrest

14 Ronald Allan Moulton

15 Karen Marie Day

15 James Michael Brennan

15 Michael Gordon Stilwell

16 Lisa Ann Tecce

16 Mary Regina Waite

17 Charles Bradford Stoddard

17 Lee Earl Skillings

18 Kevin Mark Brophy
20 Anthony Albert Deese

Parents

Daniel G. and Adeline M. (Ponte)
Edmond Joseph A., Jr. and Jean L.

(Hackett)
Charles E. and Grace M. (McCarthy)
George H. and Pauline T. (Muse)
Gerald W. and Laura M. (Meuse)
William H. and Barbara A. (Patterson)
Alfred P. and Agnes C. (Meuse)
Donald W. and Doris M. (Walsh)
Charles W. and Marilyn E. (Kerr)
Herbert S. and Rose T. (Bradford)
Norman J. and Jean T. (Murphy)
Fred Roger and Dorothy M. (Breault)
Harold T. and Patricia G.

(Hannaford)
Melvin G. and Julie A. (Lenane)
William F. and Germaine (Soulard)
Sheldon E. and Martha E. (Curley) Cvr/Zjl
George A. and Margaret H. (Wilson)
John S., Jr. and Eileen A. (Giles)
Peter N. and Martha B. (Kennedy)
Joseph V. and Philomena F. (Walsh)
Woodrow W. and Rita J. (Lombardi)

Alfred W. and Eleanor G. (Berthel)
Francis C. and Carol (Bair)
Fred J. and Florence D. (McLaughlin)
William E. and Jane D. (Patch)
Joseph J. and Grace M. (Robinson)
Ferris F., Jr. and Esther M. (Gaudet)
Thomas F. and Katherine L.

(Connolly)
Vernon J. and Elizabeth L. (Edgett)
Kenneth R. and Barbara J. (Ritchie)
Dante C. and Carline F. (Daly)
Walter E. and Lois M. (Tabor)

George N. and Marcia B. (Hilfrank)
George, Jr. and Doris B. (Thisle)
Robert F. and Ruth E. (Callahan)
John F. and Mary T. (O'Shea)
Gordon S. and Jennifer V. (Quinn)
Louis F., Jr. and Mary T. (Gregorio)
Herbert R. and Mary P. Arroll
Homer B., Jr. and Patricia B. (Fowler)
George L. and Joan M. (Delano)
Edward J. and Margaret M. (Shannon)
Howard W. and Elizabeth G. (Allen)

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

163

Date Name of Child

20 James Peter Nardone, Jr.

20 Richard Frank Joyce

20 Bruce James Bezanson

22 Denise Ann-Marie Houde

22 Janice MaeDermott

23 Frank Gaeta, Jr.

24 Robert Alan Carbone
26 Joseph Matthew Wahl
26 John Barry Wood

28 Kevin Joseph McCauley

29 Thomas Edwin Surette

29 Airen Taylor

30 Robin Ann Barr

30 Michael Steven Scott

30 Joanne E. Hayes

30 Michele Louise Cordesco

Parents

James P. and Ernestine M.

(McWhinnie)
Francis L. and Ethel F. (Fitzgerald)
James H. and Muriel M. (Steeves)
Roland A. and Constance A. M.

(Dugas)
Kenneth R. and Katherine R.

(Romano)
Frank J. and Evelyn (Caruso)
Vito J. and Mary E. (O'Donnell)
Louis G. and Dorothy H. (Alexander)
Victor M. and Antoinette M. (Orsini)
Charles L. and Ellen R. (Morse)
Robert F. and Mary L. (Whittredge)
William H. and Patricia D. (O'Connor)
Robert W. and Marguerite (Sanders)
Wendell O. and Helen F. (Bonk)
Richard W. and Caroline C. (Conner)
Germano and Carolynn J. (McKeague)

Record of Marriages

Date

Place of
Marriage

January

4 Wakefield

Reading

Wakefield

Stoneham

Wakefield

Melrose

Wakefield

Cambridge

Wakefield

Name

Charles G. Canatselos
Ana N. Galanaki
Hiram H. Bemister
Edith C. Olson
Frank Bobbles, Jr.
Joan Marie Muise
John J. Fayle
Lucy Ann O'Doherty
Paul True Dion
Emma Louise Wagner
James M. Greelish
Beverly M. Gurley
John E. Lawrence
Frances B. Emde
Merritt H. Tenney
Rita M. O'Brien
Raymond Serrentino
Vivian A. Sherrill
Gerald W. Izzett

Residence

Wakefield

Watertown

Wakefield

Cambridge

Kingston, Mass.

Wakefield

Stoneham

Wakefield

Melrose

Wakefield

Lawrence

Wakefield

Cambridge

Wakefield

Washington, D.C.

Mt. Savage, Md.

Barbara Ann Carbone

Wakefield

164

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Place of
Date Marriage
February
4 Wakefield

Boston

Wakefield

Winchester

Melrose

Wakefield

Billerica

Bedford

Wakefield

March

3 West Hartford, Conn.

10
10

13
17
20

Wakefield

Brockton

Wakefield

Name

Clifford J. Muse
Beverly E. Brooks
James F. Kidd
Louise C. DePietro
Paul J. DeGregory
Florence J. Mess
Richard S. Colman
Julia D. Chinchillo
Seymour William Hunter
Ethel Teresa Reardon
Edgar B. Read
Helen M. Lawler
John F. Burns
Nancy Hodsdon
Arthur A. Encarnacao
Rose Mary Wright
George A. White, Jr.
Patricia L. Davis
Everett L. Harrod
Ethel Louise Henderson
Robert E. Parker
Jean F. Carroll
Alban J. Lobdell, Jr.
Nancy C. Rugg
James T. Hennessy
Dianne Jeanne Lewis

Residence

Wakefield
Wakefield

Melrose
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Boston

Melrose

Wakefield

Boston

Melrose
Wakefield
Wakefield
Lockport, N. Y.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wilmington
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield

Wakefield

Charles Barret Morill
Charlotte Helen Riebel

West Hartford, Conn.

Howard A. Bouve, Jr.
Sylvia A. Dunham
David Kardaseski
Carolyn M. Porter
Carl Philip DeSimone
Judith Bennett
Richard M. Munson
Mary E. Knight
John Alfred Collins
Katherine R. Surrette
Wayne P. Lanzillo
Joan M. Darling
Willard M. Wing
Jeannette F. Russell
Kenneth Grant
H. Evelyn Crooker

Wakefield

Boston

Brockton

Wakefield

Maiden

Wakefield

Newbury, N. H.

Lynnfield Center

Wakefield

Marblehead

Wakefield

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165

Date
April
1

Place of
Marriage

Arlington

Wakefield

Lynnfield

Wakefield

Lynn

Reading

Everett

Melrose

Wakefield

Reading

Danvers

Wakefield

May

Wakefield

Name

Richard H. Oliver
Lorraine D. Rivais
Frank Edward Wilson
Evelyn Beulah Atkins
Robert M. Aldenberg
Ruth E. Hanson
John J. Curran, Jr.
Helen D. Hansen
Richard John Surette
Marie Florence Plourde
Robert Emmett O'Brien
Mary Margaret Malone
David C. Palumbo
Lorraine R. Carpenito
J. Kenneth Hatfield
Barbara Hall
Bartholomew J. Valido
Jane Garden Tipton
Royal Marsh MacDonald
Ida M. Anderson
John N. Bonomo
Rita V. Morin
Raymond E. Willett
Rita A. Farnham
Walter A. Byrnham

Residence

Wakefield

Arlington

No. Reading

Wakefield

Lynnfield Center

Wakefield

Maiden

Wakefield

Lynn

Wakefield

Reading

Wakefield

Everett

Wakefield

Reading

Wilmington

Wakefield

Danvers

Stoneham

Wakefield

Lynn

Wakefield

Mary A. MacDougall

Terrence Edward Creasey Knee

England
Martha Claire McManamy Melrose
William Francis Newell, Jr. Everett
Barbara Ann Humphreys Wakefield
John J. Gilroy Lynn

Agnes H. Carney Wakefield

Charles Dexter Taylor, Jr. Lynnfield
Helen Marie Moore No. Carolina

Kenneth H. Day Wakefield

Priscilla I. Ormsby Wakefield

Henry Hall Mason Farmington, Conn.
Esther May McKenney Wakefield

Francis W. Rose Reading

Priscilla Louise Melanson Wakefield

James E. Burke Wilmington

Ann J. Cain Wakefield

Charles Sumner Pettigrew, Jr. Lynn
Evelyn Claire Veno Wakefield

166

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date
6

Place of
Marriage

Wakefield

Swansea

Wakefield

Hampton, N. H

Boston

Maiden

Springfield

Wakefield

June

Maiden

Wakefield

Maiden

Name Residence

Richard A. Tropiano Medford

Diane M. Fazio Wakefield
James Piccolo W. Medford

Mary Terravecchia Wakefield

Ralph J. Cusato Wakefield

Donna J. Stanley Maiden
Frans Stephen Maritz South Africa

Audrey Jean Gallop Wakefield

Robert J. Brown Wakefield

Belva C. Rousseau Somerset

Robert J. Wheeler Wakefield

Diane M. Purtell Wakefield

Ralph L. Dudley Hathorne

Eleanor Carleton Moran Wakefield

Arthur A. Hartung Roxbury

Mary Jane Snow Wakefield

Robert W. Cunningham Wakefield

Elizabeth A. Murphy Maiden
Douglas Moulton Schuman Wakefield

Nancy L. Fatzinger Springfield

Howard E. Melanson Wakefield

Ealine Meuse Wakefield

Robert McLeod Wakefield

Belle M. Holloway Wakefield

Charles Herbert Randall, Jr. Milton
Patricia J. Davis Wakefield

Carl J. Ducey Wakefield

Elizabeth Ann Kenney Wakefield

Richard M. DellaRusso Wakefield

Patricia M. Amato Wakefield

Richard Allan Jackman Melrose

Paula Francis Toomey Melrose

James H. Oliver Winthrop

Shirley Anne Camelia Maiden

Robert Joseph Champagne

Pelham, N. H.
Betty Eleanor Ford Melrose

Frederick A. Cook Wakefield

Sandra C. Gallo Millinockett, Maine-
Charles S. Fair burn Lowell
Elizabeth L. Climo Wakefield
Richard Pierce Anderson

Anadarko, Oklahoma
Geraldine Keating Wakefield

Donn S. Littlefield Needham

Gail L. Weyland Wakefield

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

167

Date
9

Place of
Marriage

Wakefield

Winchester

Wakefield

Medford

Tewksbury

Scituate

Wakefield

Chelsea

Wakefield

Reading

Boston

Stoneham

Wakefield

Melrose

Wakefield

Name
John T. Lally
Mary E. Burns
Creighton T. Morford
Dorothy R. Nutile
William E. Norris
Janet Edith Lundin
Rocco Philip Faragi
Virginia Ann Robinson
Winton Briggs

Residence
Wakefield
Wakefield
Findlay, Ohio
Wakefield
Wakefield
Woburn
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield

Roberta Reardon Evansville, Indiana

Arthur B. Fish
Gail Metcalf
Harry E. Malmsten
Marion J. L. Hadley
Alfred R. Michalowiski
Elizabeth A. Moore
Arthur A. Salani
Ann Maher
Richard A. Nutile
Rosalie K. Kravish
George Malcolm Smith
Joan Agnes Mansolilio
Frank C. Perks
Margaret J. Stoddart
Lawrence Brooks Edgett
Carol Irene Fritz
William Harold Hodsdon
Lorraine Angela Valido
Charles C. Modica
Barbara Parsons
James Lester Surette
Joan Marie Spooner
Ignazio Joseph Palumbo
Patricia Ann Santoro
Frank T. Roach, Jr.
Dorothy M. Clark
George A. McCloud
Marjorie M. Kohr
Herbert J. Paiva
Mary C. Meuse
William Wesley Bailey
Sarah Louise Daley
Eugene Maher
Eliabeth J. McCormack
-Kenneth J. Miller
E. Ripley Connor
Vincent Alicata
Cohcetta L. Cucurullo

Wakefield

Tewksbury

Wakefield

Brockton

Wakefield

Somerville

Wakefield

Medford
Stoneham

Melrose
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield

Reading

Wakefield

Revere

Wakefield

Stoneham

Wakefield

Lynn

Medford

Wakefield

Boston

Melrose, Mass.

Wakefield

Burlington

Wakefield

Lawrence

Wakefield

168

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date
30

Place of
Marriage
Reading

July

Wakefield

Stoneham

Wakefield

East Boston

Wakefield

Maiden

Wakefield

Medford

Wakefield

Hampton, N

Rockland

Boston

Melrose

Wakefield

August
3

Wakefield

Name
Gordon Louis Muise
Rita J. Tower

Residence

Wakefield

Reading

Charles W. Longfellow

East Hartford, Conn.

Elaine R. Porter Wakefield

Bruce F. Buckler Reading

Joan Leo Horrigan Wakefield

Robert J. Connell Wakefield

Rita M. Mahoney Wakefield

John Donald Colman Wakefield

Margaret Jean Pratt Stoneham

George F. Hanright Wakefield

Sandra Bell Johnson Wakefield

Anthony Pace Charlestown

Phyllis T. Taibbi Wakefield

Michael Madica East Boston

Vincenza Scarano Wakefield

Roy H. Layton, Jr. Wakefield

Marilyn J. Guile Wakefield

Wilbur P. Robinson Wakefield

Katherine M. Kaelin Medford

Harold James Liberty, Jr. Wakefield

Mary Anna King Wakefield

Asa P. Siggens, Jr. Wakefield

Mary J. Byrne Medford

David M. Casey Wilmington

Elinor M. White Wakefield
John Frederick Lunt Danville, Maine

Marilynn Jean Manges Wakefield
Peder Christopher MacQuarrie

Wakefield

June Frances Moran Wakefield

Gerald Francis Cronin Wakefield

Helen G. O'Brien Rockland

John Joseph Stewart, Jr. Scituate

Stephanie W. Smith Wakefield

Frank Joseph Tatro Wakefield

Irene M. Daman Wakefield

Walter E. Meuse, Jr. Wakefield

Muriel A. St. Clair Wakefield

Clarence H. Stone No. Reading

Laura P. Ring Wakefield

William R. Townsend Middleton

Jean A. LeFave Wakefield

Leo Thomas Spang Wakefield

Rachel Marie Clark Wakefield

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

169

Place of
Date Marriage
4 Wakefield

4 Maiden

Maiden

Wakefield

Salem

Windham, N. H,

Bedford

Wakefield

Lynn

Wakefield

Cambridge

Boston

Woburn

Braintree

Wakefield

September

Mattapan

Wakefield

Newton

Name

James E. Beherrell

Patricia A. Boucher

Frederick W. Murray

Shirley Weeks

Louis R. Patch

Margaret M. Dolan

Donald George MacLeod

Geraldine Mary Quinzio

Robert C. Williams

Madeleine M. Paiva

John G. Govostes

Eleanor Nikitin

John Francis Donegan

Annette Marie Haling

John Robert Layton

Donna Evelyn Swanson

Donald Charles Banks

Claire Ellen Costello

Howard P. Trites, Jr.

Irene J. Weinzbowski

James M. Scott

A. Yvonne Grady

Elliot H. Robinson

Maureen C. Baldwin

William G. Garrett

Edith Mary Collins

Mark K. Odiorne

Barbara Ann Glendenning

Albert St. Hilaire, Jr.

Audrey M. Simpson

Robert Curley

Dorothy Hockman

Robert Dana Upton

Maurine Jane McFague

David H. Palmer Lynnfield Center

T. Elizabeth Johnson Wakefield

George L. Castine Reading

Daisy M. White Wakefield

James Burton McGovern No. Reading

Lorraine Elizabeth Jewett Reading

Lawrence J. Fitzgerald Wakefield

Ann Marguerite Corboy Mattapan

Richard H. Boucher Wakefield

Alice E. Ames Wakefield

Michael A. Cicciarelli Wakefield

Ann L. Unrig Stoneham

Residence

Lynnfield Center

Wakefield

Maiden

Wakefield

Medford

Melrose

Maiden

Wakefield

Woburn

Wakefield

Lynnfield

Wakefield

Saugus

Wakefield

Lynn

Wakefield

Lynn

Wakefield

Boston

Wakefield

Cambridge

Wakefield

Milton

170

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date
2

Place of

Marriage

Wakefield

Maiden

Wakefield

Woburn

Newton

Stoneham

Wakefield

Swampscott

Reading

Wakefield

No. Reading

Wakefield

October

6 Wakefield

Name
Donald E. Smith
Joan C. MacDonald
William F. Johnston
Betsy A. Batchelder
Zenar Ambrozik
Catherine M. McHugh
Gordon E. Thayer
Beverly A. Boyd
John J. Good
Carol Gerrish
John F. O'Hare
Mary A. Hall
Robert P. Gallo
Coleen E. McHugh
Francis Leo Ryan
Alma Margareta Becker
Michael F. Ledoux
Winifred A. Abbott
Thomas William Roberts
Eleanor Marion Lee
Arthur G. Melling
Patricia M. Riley
Clifford S. Farwell
Mildred C. Pearl
Richard C. Heselton, Jr.
Nancy J. Perillo
George Frederick Keegan
Elizabeth Jean Robinson
William C. Bonner
Geraldine Ann Walsh
William S. Schille
Roberta E. Riley
Earl Clayton Warnock
Frances Judith Collins
Daniel E. Wilder
Elizabeth Ruth McCauley
William F. Schacht, Jr.
Glenna E. Newhall
Leslie Owen Griffith
June R. Cooke
Kenneth R. Bostrom
Charlene E. Gibson

John E. Stevens
Rita A. Marotta
Harold E. Keyes, Jr.
Barbara I. Malone

Residence

Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Stoneham
Wakefield
Medford
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield

Melrose

Brighton

Wakefield

Woburn

Auburndale

Wakefield

Stoneham

Melrose
Wakefield

Melrose

Wakefield

Swampscott

Reading
Wakefield

Melrose

Allston
Wakefield

Maiden
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Watertown
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
No. Reading
Wakefield
Wakefield

Lynn

Melrose

No. Easton

Wakefield

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

171

Place of
Date Marriage

Name

Residence

Wakefield

Reading

Wakefield

Wakefield
Somerville
Wakefield

Wakefield

Maiden

Wakefield

Lynnfield

Wakefield

Chelsea

Wakefield

Roxbury
Wakefield
Wakefield

Reading
Wakefield
Wakefield

27. Wakefield

George Michael Riordon

Virginia Gladys Melanson

David Warren Redfearn

Ethel Linda Vidito

Donald C. Taylor

Katherine P. Perry

Walter A. Heim Jamaica Plain

Patricia Phyllis Cerrone Wakefield

Albert Faragi Saugus

Lorraine Doris Boccelli Wakefield

Raymond Salvatore Magliozzi, Jr.

Medford
Celia Ann Loconzolo
Joseph Hector Surette
Barbara Lorraine Dulong
Harold L. Coneeny, Jr.
Rose I. McLaughlin
Gordon Bruce Thorne
Joyce Ethel Hune
James J. Millerick
Catherine Surette
Robert E. Dempster
Carolyn J. Shelton

Charles T. Nash
Grace F. Layer

Robert W. Littlewood
Charlotte N. Woodward

Ivor D. Hartley
Josephine P. Conneil

Frank Sheldon Mage
Joan L. Drinkwater

Gordon Douglas Atkinson, Jr. Maiden
Elaine Marie MacWilliams Wakefield

Herold F. Doherty
Kathleen A. Gillespie
Kenneth Worcester Dow
Mary Elizabeth Mohan

Samuel F. Ramey, Jr.
Mary Diana Cardone

Thomas F. Johnston
Anne J. Matheson

James Francis Kripp, Jr
Jean Marie Stevens

Thomas W. Caplis
Margaret McKittrick

Wakefield

Lynn

Melrose

Somerville

Wakefield

Melrose

So. Hamilton
Wakefield

Wakefield
Maiden

Wakefield
Moumee, Ohio

Wakefield
Lynn

Wakefield
Westford

Lynnfield Ctr.
Wakefield

Woburn
Wakefield

Florida
Melrose

Wakefield
Chelsea

Wollaston;
Wakefield

Melrose
Melrose

Florida
Wakefield

172

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Place of

Date

Marriage

East Boston

Wakefield

November

Reading

Wakefield

Medford

Somerville

Wakefield

Name
Manuel F. Costa
Maryanna Rock
Alan R. King
Helen M. Santoro

Reading

Wakefield

Cambridge

Lexington

Maiden

Reading

Wakefield

Albert M. Palange
Marlene Margaret LeFave
Leonard F. Meuse, Jr.
Dorothy M. Beaudet
Paul E. Murphy, Jr.
Mary Louise Duffy
Eugene Franklin Kahley
Marion Joyce Nolen
Wilfred T. Muse
Mary E. Keane
Thomas Patrick Noone
Dorothy Marie Orthman
Lawrence A. DiDonato
Virginia M. Melanson
Edward Edmond Cormier
Marie Margaret Thibault
Louis Joseph Pignatelli
Dorothy Rita Joyce
Paul F. Beaver
Mary Jane Dolan
William Francis Mooney, Jr
Jean Agnes O'Reilly

William James Lyons
Shirley Mary Blout

Joseph Patrick Sullivan
Grace Catherine Duane
Edward Kevin O'Connor
Clara Mary Andella

Bruce Colin McGee
Jean Mary McLaughlin

Leonard E. Stinson, Jr.
Barbara Foote
Michael P. DiTonno
Stefania Debelli
Albert W. Williams
Alice P. Zarella
Roy E. Melanson
Alice M. Murray
Clinton W. Peabody, Jr.
Dawn C. Harrington

Residence

Wakefield

E. Boston

Revere

Wakefield

East Boston

Wakefield

Reading

Maiden

Wakefield

Penn.

Wakefield

Somerville

Maiden

Melrose

Wakefield

Melrose

Medford

Wakefield

Maiden

Melrose

Wakefield
Stoneham

Everett
Wakefield

Wakefield
Cambridge

Lexington
Wakefield

Wakefield
Maiden

Wakefield
Reading

Norwood
Wakefield

Wakefield
Wakefield
Arlington
Wakefield

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

173

Place of
Date Marriage
24 Woburn

Everett

Name Residence

Francis J. Devine Wakefield

Shirley Mae Connors Woburn

Lawrence Anthony Arena Wakefield

Joan Claire Sampson Everett

December

Wakefield

Melrose

Boston

Everett

Lynnfield

Revere

Wakefield

David Francis Flemming
Shirley Mary DeAngelis
Robert J. Kelly
Louise M. Surette
Harry D. Lyon
Alice Mary Kenney
Donald Lincoln Willis
Caryl Virginia Rotherham
Chester T. Driscoll
Bernice H. Prescott
Joseph A. Tomassi
Janet M. Meuse
Philip H. Churchill
Ruth E. Muse
Richard James Keats
Nancy Marie Drinkwater
George A. Pope, Jr.
Carol Louise Fuller
Phillip S. Meuse
Beverly A. Mackenzie
Edward G. Eramo, Jr.
Wendy L. MacCaughey
Cary Stewart
Leila C. VonHolk
Ronald C. Cavaretta
Mary Ann Ellsworth
Bruce C. Perron
Shirley D. Kondrup
Glenn H. Webber
Marjorie E. Nash
Chandler M. Schalk
Laura S. Greening
Allen Barrett
Olive Pyburn

Wakefield

Melrose

Wakefield

Dedham

Wakefield

Randolph

Wakefield

Everett

Wakefield

Everett

Wakefield

Lynnfield Ctr.

Wakefield

Maiden

Wakefield

Salem, N. H.

Wakefield

Stoneham

Wakefield

Cleveland, Ohio

Wakefield

Watertown

Wakefield

Candia, N. H.

Wakefield

Boston

Windsor, Vt.

Reading

Wakefield

174

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Record of Deaths

Date

Death Name

January

Camillo DiDonato

Hattie E. Ritcey

Blaquiere (twins)

Mary Jane Walsh

James E. Heavey

Henry C. Cook

Sarah Geddry

George F. O'Connall

Grace W. Haseltine

Cornelius F. Buckley

Harry George Wilkes

Harry Leonard Anderson

Forrest Edward Macauley

Catherine Cryan

Hazel Alley Melville

William Ellsworth Parker

Suzanna Christin Snoeks

Mary A. Hines

Assunta Sciulli

Giacoma Campanella

February

Frances Chamberlain

Ellen Fitzgerald

Anna Laura Robinson

Mary J. Dodge

Michael Berman

Lavina L. W. Eisenacher

Lois Burnett

Marion Evelyn McKie

Hedley James Parsons

Lena Corradina D'Amico

Elizabeth Pinlow W. Findlay

Edith Johnson

Ethel Fergerson Benner

Albina Maroney

John Francis Marshall

Ida Myra Vidito

Damiano V. Rinaldi

Bessie Josephine Leach

Henry Dean Kimball

Minnie Tirrell Holman

Grace Bowen Churchill

Salvatore Alleca

Years Months Days

5 hrs.

40 min.

—

70
77
81
70
2
65
37
52
52
69
40
65
69
70
82
69
63
65
67
87
76
65

10
11
6
5
3
11
6
3
7
8

3
8

5
15

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 175

Date of

Death Name

23 Daniel James Keefe

26 Julia Agnes Dennehy

28 Justin G. McCarthy

28 Edwin E. Spraker

28 Nellie A. Regan Shumway

29 Anne C. Worth

March

1 Eugene Richard McCarthy

1 Lucy Ann Keefe

2 Annie F. Shanahan

3 Benjamin Arthur Muise

3 Emmeline Peters

4 Richard Miles Qualters

5 Elwyn Howard Allen

9 Edward Wesley Edmands, Sr.

9 James C. McGrath

9 Arthur Lyman Hawkes

10 Eliza F. Busek

11 Charles Abbot Cram

12 Robert Faustner

12 Carol L. Hatfield

13 Florence Catherine Smith

18 Angelo Marcello

19 Jennie B. Ellers

21 John Edward Dulong

21 Pollie Grant

21 Annie Connors

22 F. H. Albin Herstrom

22 Mary Rowe Knowlton

23 Edward John Butler

30 Carrie T. West

31 Eily Marie Coughlan
23 Sandler (twins)

April

4 Helen Mountford

2 Elizabeth G. Mohla Eames

3 Fitzroy Willard

6 Daniel J. Flynn
11 William Avin

13 Hannah Elizabeth O'Neil

13 Catherine Teresa Murray

14 Mabel E. Melendy

15 Helen T. Winam
15 Mary F. Dower

19 Annie Frances Corcoran

20 Grace Evangelista

Years

Months

Days

1 day

176

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date

Death Name

Years Months

Days

Helen Fuller Dunn McDormond

Emily Bourque

Corinne Norma Can-

Laurence Elias Coldwell

Mary K. McGoldrick

John Monte j unas

3 hours

Charles Albert Copeland

Mary Ann Kelley

Nellie Frances Gillespie

May

Stanley Smith

Ada M. King

Mary Gross

Harriett M. Barstow

Miriam Scoullar Flanders

Jessie E. Bisacre

Byron Moury Mason

Anna L. Heath

John William Murphy

John Benedetto

Edna Boyd Carpenter

Paul Mercier Drugan

Gertrude Louise Walles Heinstrom

Lydia Fawcett

John Henry Ringland

Edgar Brown Beal

Thomas F. Dempsey

Walter R. Sederquest

Josephine G. Butler

Frank M. Leonard

Joseph Scandura

Julie Carole Ehcarnacao

2 days

Luisa May Walker

June

George Fred Dodge

Dana F. Fairbanks

Casey John McCauley

Franzina Lofstrom

Margaret J. Galvin

Edward George Nagle

Leafie Annie Jackson

Bilton

7 days

Charles Zarella, Jr.

16 days

Carrie Belle Oliver Harnden

Driscoll

1 day

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

177

Date of

Death Name

Years

Months

Days

July

Margaret W. Wheeler

Lydia James

John Raymond McPartland

Rena R. Hamel

George Frederick Temple

Julia Encarnaceo

5 days

Amy H. Duffill

Julius Starkman

Sophie Scherrer

Mary J. Miles

George W. Webster

Evelyn Morelli

Abraham Worby

Katherine Veronica Vieira

Herbert Asa Goldsmith

Michael Costello

Josephine Doyle

Timothy John Ardill

Mabelle V. Vassallo

Leander Gordon Layton

Bernard Hardy

Salvatore Terravecchia

Henry Joseph Reid

Mabel Irene DeCecca

Katherine Veronica Riley

Robert Strachan

September

Samuel Sherman

Virginia Henkel

Mary Amelia Humberstone Harlow

James F. McKeon

Bessie Keiver Gross

Eva Habblitz

Orvis LeRoy Crain

Rose Annie Doucette

Annie A. McCarthy

Roaannah B. Mace Drake

Hazel MacDonald

Marion Puddister

John E. McKeon

William S. Sheehan

John Robert Souza

Marion Stewart Dow

Elizabeth Mary DeWolfe

Norman John Ward

178

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Date of

Death .Name

28 Frank A. Fitzgerald

28 Alice Elizabeth Ladieu
30 Thomas Henry Johnston

October

3 Howland

3 Jennie May Little

4 Howland

5 Joseph Melanson
9 Bennett Stockney

10 Louise G. White

11 Harland Gowdy Hatch

12 Ella Frances Haggerty

12 John Coleman Munro

13 Louis Joseph Dumont

13 Joseph Louis Burbine

14 Neil P. McEleney

14 Marie Elizabeth Thibodeau

16 Gladys Edgerly Sanborn

17 Thomas Frank Shea
19 Eliza A. Mader

25 Suella Thomas Wallace

25 Mary Ann Burns

26 Rena Smith

27 Fannie M. Brigham

29 Annie J. Daley

30 Emma Estelle Topham

November

1 Frank Edward Mclntire

1 John Joseph Kalaher

1 David F. Ingerton

2 Mary Elizabeth O'Donnell
2 Joseph Eli Robbins

6 Nellie V. McDonald

7 Selina F. Mace Holoway
7 George Marchant

7 Louis Chase

10 Gertrude V. Perry

13 Catherine E. Paige

14 Daisy Heywood

16 Harry Staples Gordon

17 Abbie Louise Kelley Cram
22 Charlotte Tuttle Moore

25 Helen Jane Dike

26 Margaret Kelley

27 Margaret Agnes Bridges
30 Margaret Sexton

30 John N. Clarke

Years Months

Days

1 hour

1 day

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

179

Date of
Death

Name

December

2 Rowena G. Moore

2 Elizabeth P. Dolan

3 Clarence Augustus Gould

4 Harry Barney Allman

5 Viva Gould

6 Lester Henry Muse

6 Robert Lawrence Hallstrom, Jr.

8 Delia Giles

10 Selma Mary Gibbons

12 Leon Allen Blanchard

13 Elizabeth Katherine Kenney

16 Adam J. Zwiss

17 Mary A. Crankshaw

18 Sadie Bertha Sawyer

20 Airris Gertrude Olivier

21 Vertume Dufault

22 Evelyn Graf

23 Evelyn M. Gaeta

26 Elsie Amalia Anderson

28 Ruth Beatrice Hall

28 Marion E. Bratt

28 Irving Mason Whitten

29 Edward V. Leonard

30 Martha Blaisdell
30 Esith Steele Jones

ears

Months

Days

Dog Licenses

As compiled by the Town Clerk
Total number of Licenses — 1458

796 Male Licenses @ $2.00
84 Female Licenses @ $5.00

568 Spayed Female @ $2.00
4 Kennel Licenses @ $10.00
2 Kennel Licenses @ $50.00
4 Transfer Licenses @ 25c

Total
Town's Fees

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

$ 1,592.00

420.00

1,136.00

40.00

100.00

1.00

$ 3,289.00
291.05

180

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Sporting Licenses

As Compiled by the Town Clerk
Total Number of Licenses Issued — 852

415 Res. Cit. Fishing Licenses @ $3.25
256 Res. Cit. Hunting Licenses @ $3.25
91 Res. Cit. Sporting Licenses @ $5.25
37 Minor Fishing Licenses @ $1.25
37 Female Licenses @ $2.25
4 Cit. Minor Trapping Licenses @ $2.25

4 Cit. Trapping @ $7.75

1 Minor Fishing Non-Res. @ $2.75

1 Alien Fishing License @ $7.75

1 Non-Res. Fishing License @ $7.75

5 Transfer Licenses @ 50c

Total

Paid Div. of Fisheries and Game

Town's Fee

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

1,348.75

832.00

477.75

46.25

83.25

9.00

31.00

2.75

7.75

2.50

2,848.75

2,637.00

211.75

LIST OF JURORS

Prepared by the Selectmen of the Town of Wakefield, June 30, 1956

Name

Adams, George H. 54-55-56
Allaway, Robert J. 56
Allen, Norman E. 56
Altieri, Edward H. 56
Anderson, John E. 55-56
Anderson, Roland P. 54-55-56
Anzalone, Richard J. 56
Arnold, Henry R., Jr. 56
Ashenden, Ellen M. 54-55-56
Ashley, Richard E. 55-56
Audet, Edmund J. 56
Barrar, Robert L. 55-56
Barrett, Jean E. 56
Barrows, Winnifred V. 55-56
Barsanti, Benito C. 56
Battles, Margaret D. 56
Belanger, Philip G. 56
Belmore, Carl W. 56
Benson, Richard 56
Berube, David J. 56

Residence

126 Pleasant St.

33 Jefferson Rd.
402 Salem St.

1 Grove St.
75 Montrose Ave
188 Broadway

17 Pearl St.
1 Morrison Ave.

37 Greenwood Ave
41 Park Ave.
19 Swansea Rd.
31 Armory St.
67 Gould St.

34 Cedar St.
29 Sheffield Rd.

22 Hopkins St.
50 Emerson St.

23 Yale Ave.

38 Lawrence St.

18 Emerson St.

Occupation

Gen. Supervisor

Head Shipper

Welder

Electrician

Adjuster

Milk Rte. Salesman

Produce Clerk

Comm. Agent

Dane. Schl. Tchr.

Manager

Assoc. Sales Mgr.

Office Mgr.

Owner-Manager

Hospital Aide

Super. Asst.

Con. Proj. Mgr.

Woodmoulder

Retired

Supervisor

Book Binder

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

181

Name

Birchall, Ervin N. 56
Black, David L. 56
Black, William B. 54-55-56
Bolduc, Joseph J. 56
Bosworth, Carl H. 56
Bowen, Vera S. 55-56
Boyce, H. Prescott 54-55-56
Burbank, J. Carleton 56
Burleigh, Randolph T. 56
Burns, Norman W. 54-55-56
Callan, Edward C, Jr. 56
Calogero, James 55-56
Camuso, Alfred 56
Canty, George D. 56
Cargill, William F. 56
Carisella, Pasquale J. 55-56
Carlson, Axel J. 55-56
Carr, Edward J. 56
Carr, John 54-55-56
Carter, Russell G. 55-56
Cassier, Howard J. 56
Cause, James 54-55-56
Cieri, Thelma M. 54-55-56
Classen, Emily B. 55-56
Classen, John E. 55-56
Cleary, James, Jr. 54-55-56
Coccoro, Joseph 56
Colburn, Warren E. 55-56
Coleman, Jean 55-56
Coleman, Ralph B. 56
Collins, John F. 54-55-56
Colucello, Joseph P. 56
Conley, Paul V. 56
Crosby, James E. 56
Crowley, Catherine J. 54-55-56
Cummings, Foster K. 54-55-56
Curley, Joseph M. 56
Curley, William T. Jr. 54-55-56
Curry, William F., Jr. 55-56
Dalrymple, Andrew C. 56
Damon, Dorothy C. 56
Day, John J. 55-56
Day, John T. 56
Dearden, Allan J. 56
DeMarco, Joseph 56
DeMeo, Joseph 56
Demerle, Joseph R. 56
Denning, Anne B. 54-55-56
Devlin, James J. 54-55-56

Occupation

Treas. & Engr.

Layout Draftsman

School Plant Spec.

Ins. Claims Adj.

Bus Operator

Supt. Construction

Accountant

Vice-President

Serviceman

Boiler Inspector

Counselor

News Editor

Chief Mason

Mass. State Police

Retired

Laster

Machinist

Electrician

Asst. Treas.

Asst. Vice-Pres.

P. O. Dept.

Salesman

Proprietor

Garage

Vice-President

Meat Cutter

Retired

Printing Salesman

Clerk-Typist

Reg. Claims Invest.

Leather Sorter

Residence

4 Hancock Rr.
23 Park St.

Farm St.
22 Hancock Rd.
222 Nahant St.

29 Fox Rd.

27 Aborn Ave.

10 Pine Hill Circle

28 Cordis St.
376 Vernon St.

1 West St.

22 Flanders Lane
248 Fellsmere Ave.

3 Central St.
390 Main St.
44 Melvin St.
26 Oak St.

6 Webster Rd.

54 Wave Ave.

11 Elm Crest Rd.
32 Paon Blvd.
34 Grafton St.
93 Elm St.

251 Nahant St.

10 Howard St.

12 Stark Ave.
6 Juniper Ave.

10 Crystal St.
6 Pilgrim Rd.

30 Summer St.
40 Emerson St. Furniture Salesman

41a Gould St. Engineer

338 Albion St. Installer-Repairman

214 Nahant St. Electrician

78 Forest St. Auditor

18 Aborn Ave. Pres.-Treas.

55 Converse St. President
21 Forrester Rd. Equip.-Installer

5 Juniper Ave. Procurement Agt.
89 Green St. Tel. Operator
40 Main St. Real Estate Salesman
40 Main St. Commercial Sales
46 Melvin St. Mechanic
25 Elm Square Retired
14 Park St. Optical. Instr. Maker

1 Norway St. Supt. of Operations
10 Overtake Rd. Civil Engineer

23 Nahant St. Sealer Wgts. & Meas.

182

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Name

Dickie, Paul A. 55-56
Dingle, Joseph L. 56
Doe, Benjamin D. 56
Dolbeare, Cyrus M. 55-56
Doucette, Frederick B. 55-56
Doucette, Frederick J. 56
Doucette, George H. 56
Doucette, John J. 55-56
Douglass, Donald L. 56
Douglass, Leo F. 54-55-56
Douglass, Margaret C. 56
Downey, Thomas F. 56
Drugan, Allen F. 55-56
Duffie, Robert N. 55-56
Dwyer, Katherine T. 55-56
Ellis, Joseph A. 54-55-56
Fay, George J. 55-56
Flynn, Margaret J. 55-56
Foss, Ernest L. 55-56
Fox, James A. 56
Fulton, John W. 56
Gagne, Lawrence E. 55-56
Garbenis, James J. 54-55-56
Gardner, George F. 56
Gass, Frederick A., Jr. 56
Giarrizzo, Joseph 56
Gilbert, Herbert L. 55-56
Gillespie, Alice M. 56
Gorman, Mildred L. 54-55-56
Graham, Carl E. 55-56
Greany, William C. 54-55-56
Guttadauro, Florence 54-55
Guy, Walter 55-56
Hanson, Charles G. R. 55-56
Haskell, Richard L. 56
Heath, Jennings B. 56
Hildreth, Olive F. 55-56
Hogg, Robert T. 54-55
Hoit, Earle W. 54-55-56
Hoit, Grace A. 54-55-56
Holden, Charles F. 55-56
Holland, Charles K. 55-56
Hudson, Albert L. 56
Humphreys, Carl F., Jr. 56
Hurton, James F. 54-55-56
Hurton, John J. 56
Hurton, Mary F. 56
Hurton, Michael J. 56
Jack, Joseph P. 55-56

Residence Occupation

373 Vernon St. Ind. Elec. Wks. Supt.
49 Nahant St. Custodian

5 Brook St. Asst. Treas.

35 Wave Ave. Vice-Pres.-Gen. Mgr.
41 Cedar St. Bricklaying

37 Cedar St. Paper Box Maker

9 Woodland Rd. Carpenter

37 Cedar St. Student

432 South Street East Machinist

7 Hillside Ave. Insurance Agent

11 Murray St. Lieut. Commander

82 Vernon St. Clerk
252 Main St. Owner Ret. Drug Store

7 Robert St. Operations Mgr.

11 White Circle Ret. Cloth. Sales.
87 Cedar St. Clerk

12 Gladstone St. Salesman
335 Albion St. Mgr. Pet Sup. Co.

19 Fox Rd. Liquidating Agent

100 Woodland Ave. Chauf. & As. Treas.
215 Pleasant St. Salesman

116 Salem St. Ground Service Man
168 Main St. Asst. Mgr. Inv. Dept.

83 Cedar St. Test Prod. Clerk
18 Kendrick Rd. Piano Teacher

5 Greenwood Ave. Stock Broker

5 Ashcroft PI. Letter Carrier
298 Main St. Invest, of Securities

14 Bennett St. Bencher

52 Lake St. Self-employed

6 Over lake Rd. Hairdresser

5 Fell St. Life Ins. Agent
75 Chestnut St. Salesman

1 King St. Extn. Machinist

29 Fairmount Ave. Freight Dept.

7 Chestnut St. Ins. Claims Adjuster
41 Kendrick Rd. Truck Driver

6 Chapman Rd. Crossing Tender
6 Chapman Rd. Crossing Tender

8 Cristofaro St. General Mgr.
34 Chapman Rd. Repairman

136 Prospect St. Retired

25 Yale Ave. Auditor

49 Avon St. Plumbing Business

9 Rockland St. Laborer

117 Vernon St. Supervisor
11 Rockland St. Bd. of Pub. Wks.
89 Gould St. Machine Operator

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

183

Name

Jackson, Robert H. 55-56
Jones, George R. 56
Keller, Allen 56
Killam, Ruth N. 55-56
Kingston, Norman B. 54-55
Kitchen, Daniel J. Jr. 54-55-56
Larson, Loring J. 55-56
Lea, George 56
Lincoln, George 54-55-56
Little, Richard C. 56
Logan, John E. 54-55
Louzan, Andrew J. 55-56
Low, James J. 56
Lowry, Edgar A. 55-56
Lucey, Daniel V. 56
Lyons, Thomas A. 56
MacDonald, William D., Jr.,

54-55-56
MacKay, Margaret S. 54-55-56
McLeod, Theodore E. 55-56
Marshall, Morgan C. 56
McCarthy, Charles G. 56
McCauley, John D. 56
McDonald, Bernard Jr. 56
McDonald, Joseph F. 55-56
McDonald, Thomas H. 56
McManus, Thomas L. 54-55-56
McTague, Harry 56
McWhinnie, Ernest J. 55-56
Maher, Teresa M. 55-56
Majeski, Vincent N. 54-55
Makarewicz, Michael 55-56
Maltby, Charles E. 54-55-56
Mathey, David W. 55-56
Mathison, Frederick E. 55-56
Matter, Lloyd R. 54-55-56
Mazza, John E. 55-56
Medige, George H. 55-56
Melton, Glen H. 55-56
Mills, Richard A. 55-56
Manson, Herbert N. 55-56
Moore, George W. 56
Moore, Lewis R. 54-55-56
Moore, Margaret L. 55-56
Mosher, Burr J. 55-56
Moulton, George, Jr. 56
Moynihan, Cornelius 56
Munn, George E. 56
Muse, Richard S. 56

Residence

42 Juniper Ave.
25 Sherman Rd.

2 Park Ave.
54 Spring St.

2 Walton Lane

8 Pierce Ave.
41 Aborn Ave.

647 Main St.

17 Walden Rd.
138a North Ave.

58 Albion St.

25 Drury Lane
128 Prospect St.
5 West St.

9 Elm Crest Rd
5 Morel Circle

66 Elm St.

Occupation

Comptroller

Bookkeeper

Manager Operations

Home Maker

Asst. Ticket Agent

Gen. Secretary

Bakery Owner

North. Sales Mgr.

Prop. Furn. Store

Lead-man

Govt. Inspector

Superintendent

Real Estate Consult.

Foreman

Engineer

Plant Office Super.

Manager

22 Greenwood Ave

14 Friend St.

1 Outlook Rd.
53 Outlook Rd.

2 Melvin St.
16 Gould St.
19 Yale Ave.

2 Birch Hill Ave.
231 North Ave.
253 Albion St.

28 Bryant St.
8 Fern wood Rd.

4 Karl Rd.

11 Cottage St.

5 Sylvan Ave.

15 Beebe Lane
14 Brewster Rd.
26 Hancock Rd.
24 Hillcrest Rd.

18 Drury Lane

16 Stark Ave.

12 Ledgewood Rd.

3 Converse St.
2 Crescent Hill

65 Gould St.
65 Gould St.
7 Charles St.
- 1 Shady Ave.
-33 Melvin St.

19 Walton Lane
12 Woodland Rd.

Carpenter

Office Manager

Sales Manager

Maintenance

Laborer

Mgr. Billing Dept.

Retired

Tool Crib Keeper

Ford Dealer

Shipper

Tree Warden

Representative

Supt. Printing

Auto Body Repair.

Asst. Auditor

Salesman

Foreman

Service Mgr.

Chief Repairman

Equip. Oper.

Bldg. Contractor

Asst. Gen. Mgr.

Cement Finisher

Bank Teller

Sexton

Salesman

Electrician

Supervisor

Shoe Worker

184

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Name

Myers, William J. 55-56
Myhre, Peter Y. 55-56
Nardone, Ernestine M. 54-55-56
O'Brien, James C. 56
O'Connor, Dennis F. 56
O'Lalor, Charles M. 56
Paige, Frederick W. 54-55-56
Paiva, George F. 56
Palmerino, Nicola 54-55-56
Palumbo, Margaret A. 55-56
Parsons, Earle C. 56
Patton, George C, 3rd 56
Pendergast, Harold A. 56
Perillo, Antonio 56
Perkins, Ernest G. 55-56
Phillips, Frank A. 55-56
Polley, Arnold T. 54-55-56
Putney, Robert E. 54-55-56
Raffael, Carmen A. 55-56
Raffael, John J., Jr. 54-55
Ramsdell, Ethelyn M. 55-56
Reed, Earl W. 56
Reed, Robert G. 54-55-56
Roach, Marion G. 55-56
Roberto, Armando J. 56
Roberts, John W. 56
Ross, William K. 56
Rudolph, John I. 56
Rutter, William W. 55-56
Sardella, Joseph 55-56
Scanlon, Richard J. 54-55-56
Seabury, John R. 56
Shea, Evelyn D. 55-56
Shea, Harold F. 56
Shirreff, William F. 56
Simonds, Louise M. 55-56
Sloane, Stewart P. 55-56
Smart, Raymond L. 54-55-56
Smith, George E., Jr. 54-55-56
Soule, Gilbert M. 56
Spang, Robert C. 56
Spaulding, Gertrude M. 55-56
Spencer, Barbara J. 56
Spicer, Ernest F. 56
Sprowl, Richard A. 56
Stanley, Edna L. 55-56
Stone, David F. 56
Sweetser, Irving H. 55-56
Swenson, Theodore A. 56

Residence

25 Fell St.
9 Summit Ave.

34 Bryant St.
66 Paon Blvd.
14 Eustis Ave.
25 Yale Ave.

7 Willow St.
43 Emerson St.

35 Richardson St.

Occupation

Foreman

Salesman

Auto Mechanic

Contact Salesman

Retired Mechanic

Asst. Director

Machinist

Printer

Shipfitter

26 Church St. Own., Liq. Pac. Store

6 Madison Ave. Const. Foreman
92 Pleasant St. Sales Rep.
44 Nahant St. Belt Oper.

3 Columbia Rd. Laborer
24 Bellevue Ave. Letter Carrier

15 Aborn Ave. Supervisor

10 Crosby Rd. Branch Mgr.
23 Walton Lane Reg. Pharm.
18 Pleasant St. Salesman

4 Overlake Rd. Sales Mgr.
263 Vernon St. Secretary

35 Avon St. Photoengraving

7 Rochelle Drive Managing Ed.

5 Auburn St. Postal Clerk
30 Summer St. School Janitor

7 Fairmount Ave. Mot. Pic. Pro.

106 Elm St. Control Buyer

23 Gould St. Salesman

42 Hancock Rd. Asst. Trust Officer
254 North Ave. Custodian

11 Highland Ave. Self-employed
21 Park St. Mun. Light Dept.
17 Pitman Ave. Mgr. Undwtg. Dept.
17 Pitman Ave. Insurance Super.

2 Hanson St. Owner-Manager

10 Charles St. Retired

26 White Circle Clerk

43 Wave Ave. Engineer
323 Lowell St. Route Salesman
659 Main St. Owner Music Store

1 Wave Ter. Engineering Asst.

2 Walter Ave. Invest. Analyst
9 Orchard St. Claim Correspondent

13 Court St. Office Maintenance

6 Morgan Ave. Machinist
4a Salem St. Bookkeeper

16 Line Rd. Retail Salesman
60 Richardson St. Warehouse Wkr.

44 Hillcrest Rd. Line Foreman

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

185

Name

Tasker, Malvern E. 54-55-56
Taylor, Howard A. 56
Tecce, Amelia A. 56
Tenney, Merritt H. 56
Thompson, Edward N
Thompson, William L
Thresher, Allan A. 55-56
Thurston, Chester M. 55-56
Tine, Salvatore 54-55-56
Tobey, Hiram A. 55-56
Van Wagner, Allston 55-56
Ventura, Rosario 54-55-56
Waite, Herbert R. 56
Walsh, Thomas A. 55-56
Ward, Genevera D. 55-56
Ward, Leonard A. 54-55-56

Welford, Herbert S. 54-55-56
Wettergreen, Dorothea J. 55-56
White, Arthur 55-56
Wilson, Walter P. 54-55-56
Winkler, Marshall N. 56
Winslow, Edwin M. 55-56
Wood, Frank A. 56
Woods, Emeline E. 55-56
Woods, Joseph W. 55-56
Worth, Edward L. 55-56

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Residence Occupation

55-56

49 Avon St. Jeweler-Watchmaker

1 Walter Ave. Salesman

7 Herbert St. Furniture Worker

16 Emerson St. Insurance

16 Thistledale Rd. Drill Press Oper.

55-56

1 Sidney St. Bank Clerk

83 Greenwood St. Real Est. Salesman
47 Aborn Ave. Foreman

38 Water St. Prop. Liq. Pack. Store
512 Lowell St. Self-employed

14 Pine Hill Circle News Editor

30 Wakefield Ave. Spec. Rep.

6 Gail Circle Publications Asst.
12 Robin Rd. Asst. Underwrtg. Dir.
17 Preston St. Elect. Tech.
10 Thistledale Rd.

Method and Equip. Plan.
Ledgewood Rd. Tax Examiner

7 Newell Rd. Manager
29 Hillcrest Rd. Spec. Agent
37 Richardson St. Plumber

71 Cordis St.
23 Grafton St.
10 Jordan Ave.
259 Albion St.
259 Albion St.
1 Gail Circle
Town Clerk

Owner, Greenhouse

Letter Carrier

Mgr. Bus. Office

Custodia,n

Custodian

Project Mgr.

Presidential Primaries — April 24, 1956

(From the Town Clerk's Records)

Delegates- At-Large

Christian A. Herter

of Millis
Leverett Saltonstall

of Dover
Joseph W. Martin, Jr.

of North Attleborough
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

of Beverly
Sinclair Weeks

of Boston
Elmer C. Nelson

of Mendon

REPUBLICAN

Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Prec. 4 Prec. 5 Total

112

101

379

111

372

109

363

109

101

374

106

357

102

333

186

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Ralph H. Bonnell

100

337

of Winchester

Esther W. Wheeler

100

334

of Maiden

Robert F. Bradford

105

352

of Cambridge

Thomas Pappas

322

of Belmont

Alternate Delegates

Basil Brewer

323

of New Bedford

Bruce Crane

335

of Dalton

Katherine C. Howard

109

355

of Reading

Charles J. Innes

330

of Boston

Daniel J. Lynch

331

of Belmont

Maxwell M. Rabb

333

of Brookline

Richard F. Treadway

331

of Sturbridge

John A. Volpe

105

357

of Winchester

William W. White

323

of Worcester

Sumner G. Whittier

108

364

of Everett

District Delegates, 8th District:

Charles Gibbons

113

371

of Stoneham

Fred Lamson

340

of Maiden

Alternate Delegates:

Aurelia J. Grace

100

346

of Everett

Lloyd B. Waring

106

363

State Committee (One Man) :

Alan G. Adams

100

324

of Lexington

State Committee (One Woman) :

Paula K. Lewellen 6 9 2 17

of Bedford

Isabel M. O'Connor 1 1 2

Mrs. Marcus Beebe 1 1

Mrs. Helen Learoyd - 1 1

Lillian Dorr 11

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

187

Town Committee:

Stanley C. Goodwin

106

346

Katherine A. Morrill

102

339

David F. H. Watts

100

338

Robert L. Churchill

102

339

John E. Durant

326

Thomas W. Ackerson

106

355

James B. Wiswall

102

342

Salvatore LoFaro

327

Charles E. Climo

101

327

Rosaria Hodgdon

105

331

Thomas E. Hurton

104

333

George J. Gould

103

338

Kenneth E. Morang, Jr.

339

Walter Francis Chapman

100

329

Jean E. Barrett

100

328

Moses M. Frankel

105

343

Marcus G. Beebe

103

351

Frank A. Tredinnick

104

349

Ruth D. Bogart

100

331

Dorcas L. Woodbury

109

351

Dorothy T. Sehlotterbeck

100

334

Alexander C. Klapes

102

334

Robert W. Cook

325

George J. Evans

107

352

Philip J. Flanders

101

336

Josephine Perillo

324

Leonard H. DeMarco

322

Leonard F. Guerrette

324

William W. Allyn

103

341

Virginia M. Jones

101

335

Eleanor G. Emerson

101

332

Gertrude M. Spaulding

105

335

Richard J. Volpe

104

341

Evan H. Fairbanks

107

351

Presidential Preference

Eisenhower

332

Saltonstall

MacCormack

Herter

Wm. Knowland

Hoover

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk

188 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

DEMOCRATIC

Delegates- At-Large

Prec. 1

Prec. 2

Prec. 3

Prec. 4

Prec. 5

Total

John F. Kennedy

131

of Boston

Paul A. Dever

122

of Cambridge

John W. McCormack

130

of Boston

John B. Hynes

127

of Boston

William H. Burke, Jr.

107

of Hatfield

Margaret M. O'Riordan

101

of Boston

James M. Curley

118

of Boston

Thomas J. Buckley

109

of Boston

Edward J. Cronin

110

of Peabody

John E. Powers

109

of Boston

Michael F. Skerry

109

of Medford

Albert S. Previte, Jr.

105

of Lawrence

John A. Callahan

106

of Lawrence

J. William Belanger

103

of Boston

Daniel Rudsten

100

of Boston

Ida R. Lyons

102

of Quincy

Garrett H. Byrne

106

of Boston

Daniel E. Bruton

101

of Springfield

James D. O'Brien

102

of Worcester

John F. Kane

101

of Fall River

Howard W. Fitzpatrick

119

of Maiden

John S. Begley

of Holyoke

James J. Corbett

103

of Somerville

Jackson J. Holtz

101

of Brookline

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

189

Alternate Delegates

Joseph A. DeGuglielmo 20

of Cambridge
J. Henry Goguen 22

of Leominster
Chester A. Dolan, Jr. 23

of Boston
Michael LoPresti 23

of Boston
Peter J. Rzeznikiewicz 20

of Ware
Francis E. Lavigne 22

of Brockton
Salvatore Camileo 21

of Belmont
Leonard J. Warner 22

of Westfield
Silas F. Taylor 21

of Boston
Mary A. Tomasella 21

of Belmont
Hugh J. McLaughlin 22

of Chelsea
Doris M. Racicot 22

of Southbridge
Anna Sullivan 21

of Holyoke
Mary DePasquale Murray 21

of Milford
Charles N. Collatos 20

of Arlington
Anthony M. Scibelli 20

of Springfield
Matthew L. McGrath, Jr. 22

of Boston
Joseph Garczynski, Jr. 20

of Chicopee
Edward Krock 21

of Brookfield
James R. Carter 21

of Lawrence
Thomas J. Hannon 22

of Boston
Harry L. Silva 19

of Boston
Jean S. LeCompte 21

of Newton
John F. Cahill 22

of Boston

34 ]

101

35 1

40 ]

108

35 ]

103

35 :

34 ]

108

34 :

37 ;

101

34 ;

35 :

101

34 :

33 ]

101

33 j

190

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

District Delegates — 8th District

Torbet H. Macdonald

of Maiden
Philip J. Crowley

of Everett
William J. Donovan

of Somerville
Frederick T. McDermott

Alternate Delegates

John J. Bucchiere

of Saugus
William J. Lee

of Wakefield

State Committee

Richard K. Donahue

of Lowell
Raymond F. Rourke

of Lowell

State Committee — (One Woman)
Helen Gilbride Droney
Margaret Nickles
of Lowell

Town Committee

Richard J. Scanlon
Clarence L. Myette
John M. Leone
Thomas J. McKeon
Vera S. Bo wen
William T. Curley, Jr.
William J. Lee
Hugh J. Morgan, Jr.
Antonio Longo
Joseph M. Curley
Gilbert F. Newman
Mary A. McAuliffe
Doris T. Cencullo
P. Frederick Cencullo
Matthew P. Curran
Patsy J. Carisella
John J. McShane
Richard J. McGrail
Henry B. McConville
Edward D. Conway
Joseph Petrucci
Irene E. English
Anne R. Buckley
Anne E. Halloran
Leo E. LeBrun

147

104

106

112

137

100

man)
24

118

111

112

107

118

111

126

110

100

116

105

113

101

100

121

122

112

113

115

107

105

104

105

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

191

Virginia L. Carisella

112

Patrick H. Tenney

116

Merritt H. Tenney

112

William T. Curley, Sr.

109

Carlo L. Doria

103

Thomas H. McDonald

103

Ernest E. Raffael

Vincent N. Majeski

117

A. Charles Confalone

108

Peter Cerrone

107

Presidential Preference

Truman

Kefauver

Kennedy

McCormack

Stevenson

Eisenhower

Joe McCarthy

Lausche

Blanks

181

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk

State Primaries — Sept 18, 1956

REPUBLICAN

Governor

Prec. 1

Prec. 2

Prec. 3

Prec. 4

Prec. 5

Total

Sumner G. Whittier

445

552

474

356

1922

Blanks

Lieutenant Governor

Charles Gibbons

457

554

471

356

1931

Blanks

Secretary

Richard I. Furbush

437

546

467

346

1887

Blanks

123

Treasurer

Robert H. Beaudreau

432

540

464

346

1876

Blanks

134

Auditor

Joseph A. Nobile

435

539

460

347

1876

Blanks

134

Attorney General

George Fingold

444

551

459

345

1893

Blanks

117

192 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Congressman

C. Eugene Farnam

291

328

294

245

1212

Walter B. MacDonald

250

Vernon C. Newman

135

388

Blanks

160

Councillor

Bertram S. Killian

Lawrence W. Lloyd

396

512

407

324

1723

William A. Warren

Blanks

156

Senator

Thomas W. Ackerson

248

373

264

226

1163

Lester W. Bowen

John C. Connelly

Charles E. Ferguson

281

William D. MacDonald, Jr.

. 141

104

111

450

Blanks

Representatives in General Court

Gardner E. Campbell

412

506

442

324

1762

Theodore J. Vaitses

372

459

356

271

1534

Robert W. Burns

160

Lloyd E. Conn

115

373

Albert B. Copeland

Frank M. Ceremonte

190

Ralph E. Gott

Edwin H. Lombard

139

148

135

108

544

Clifton F. Lord

133

Henry F. Marshall

114

Paul B. Vaitses, Jr.

121

110

437

Gardner B. Wardwell

146

Blanks

125

102

123

477

County Commissioners

William G. Andrews

316

398

327

252

1354

H. Herbert Applin

209

291

243

172

962

George A. Ayotte

197

Winston W. Bell

155

Leo Blacher

244

Thomas F. Geary

262

Frederick Lowe

140

Blanks

179

172

194

127

706

Sheriff

John Frederick Cahill

412

523

438

332

1798

Blanks

212

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,

Town Clerk

DEMOCRATIC

193

District Attorney

Edward J. Bushell

162

267

176

140

788

Thomas F. Maher

241

Ephraim Martin

205

211

225

169

848

Blanks

133

Governor

Foster Furcolo

232

266

100

138

812

Thomas H. Buckley

114

298

Blanks

Lieutenant

Robert F. Murphy

263

299

107

160

917

James A. Burke

110

George A. Wells

Blanks

Secretary

Edward J. Cronin

262

331

114

150

951

Robert Emmet Dinsmore

Blanks

143

Treasurer

Clement A. Riley

135

356

John F. Kennedy

129

127

421

John F. Buckley

152

Henry Joseph Hurley

John M. Kennedy

Blanks

140

Auditor

Thomas J. Buckley

269

324

118

155

965

Blanks

228

Attorney

Joseph D. Ward

129

195

517

Edward J. McCormack, Jr

. 155

171

535

Blanks

141

Congressman

Torbert H. MacDonald

279

103

365

123

165

1035

Blanks

158

Councillor

John Fred Buckley

166

John J. Burke

312

John Francis Casey

Joseph Ray Crimmins

150

194

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Edward J. Sullivan

214

Edward T. Sullivan

Blanks

234

Senator

Joseph M. Curley

314

383

132

175

1094

Leonard J. Hebert

David F. Toomey

Blanks

Representatives in General Court

Gilbert F. Newman

238

287

135

838

Philip J. Sullivan

145

189

555

Blanks

625

188

745

260

368

2186

County Commissioners

Edward M. App

176

William P. Bennett

C. Michael Bradley

Edward L. Buckley

142

John J. Burke

John B. Carr

219

John J. Carroll

Joseph J. Corcoran

Joseph Perry Costa

Edward J. Coughlin

Edward J. Crane

James A. Cullen

183

John J. Curran

P. Joseph Di'Giusto

102

William F. Galgay

Warren M. Griffin

James E. Hagan

Henry E. Keenan

Francis R. King

Francis G. Lyons

Patrick Joseph McGlinchey 7

William J. Moran

William P. Murray

Gerald G. Wayne

Blanks

210

275

106

714

Sheriff

Howard W. Fitzpatrick

200

279

124

795

Blanks

136

128

398

District Attorney

Vincent A. Burns

John C. Carr, Jr.

169

Joseph V. Carroll

Thomas F. Casey

Edward A. Counihan, 3rd

113

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 195

John F. Cremens

James L. O'Dea, Jr.

185

Irving L. Stackpole

John J. Tobin

Andrew T. Trodden

John F. Zamparelli

213

Blanks 55 5 43 8 26 137

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk

State Election — November 5, 1956

President

Prec. 1

Prec. 2

Prec. 3

Prec. 4

Prec. 5

Total

Eisenhower & Nixon

2057

2033

1931

1395

736

8152

Hass & Cozzini

Holtwick & Cooper

Stevenson & Kef auver

1104

484

909

422

626

3545

Blanks

156

Governor

Foster Furcolo

1401

669

1180

648

894

4792

Sumner G. Whittier

1759

1855

1679

1162

475

6930

Henning A. Blomen

Mark R. Shaw

Blanks

119

Lieutenant Governor

Charles Gibbons

1833

1921

1693

1232

562

7241

Robert F. Murphy

1290

590

1131

565

774

4350

Harold E. Bassett

Francis A. Vatono

Blanks

232

Secretary

Edward J. Cronin

1420

694

1276

633

867

4890

Richard I. Furbush

1652

1795

1522

1148

444

6561

Earl F. Dodge

Lawrence Gilfedder

Blanks

120

369

Treasurer

John F. Kennedy

1441

674

1263

598

867

4843

Robert H. Beaudreau

1644

1810

1540

1176

455

6625

Isaac Goddard

Willy N. Hogseth

Blanks

116

358

Auditor

Thomas J. Buckley

1503

772

1397

684

888

5244

Joseph A. Nobile

1571

1714

1388

1082

426

6181

John B. Lauder

Anthony Martin

Blanks

116

390

196 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Attorney General

George Fingold

1730

1858

1627

1210

509

6934

Edward J.

McCormack, Jr.

1386

644

1194

587

839

4650

Fred M. Ingersoll

Howard B. Rand

Blanks

256

Congressman, 8th District

Torbert H. Macdonald

1676

842

1496

738

945

5717

C. Eugene Farnam

1476

1678

1337

1046

410

5947

Blanks

207

Councillor

Joseph Ray Crimmins

1239

497

1008

495

717

3956

Lawrence W. Lloyd

1820

1999

1759

1254

578

7410

Blanks

152

120

104

505

Senator

Joseph M. CUrley

1732

891

1557

837

997

6014

Charles E. Ferguson

1423

1624

1276

967

354

5644

Blanks

213

Representatives in General Court

Gardner E. Campbell

2046

2035

1908

1417

711

8117

Theodore J. Vaitses

1826

1921

1771

1236

561

7315

Lloyd E. Conn

1521

1741

1388

1064

457

6171

Gilbert F. Newman

1522

730

1312

703

860

5127

Philip J. Sullivan

1021

524

946

470

613

3574

Blanks

1697

687

1336

594

995

5307

County Commissioners

William G. Andrew

1712

1862

1550

1214

506

6844

H. Herbert Applin

1594

1781

1469

1155

442

6441

Edward L. Buckley

1308

609

1181

532

783

4413

Patrick Joseph

McGlinchey

1062

501

1007

443

629

3642

Blanks

746

339

567

312

438

2402

Sheriff, Middlesex County

Howard W. Fitzpatrick

1574

822

1407

716

885

5404

John Frederick Cahill

1486

1650

1351

1039

419

5945

Blanks

151

129

522

District Attorney

Ephraim Martin

1655

1804

1473

1142

467

6541

James L. O'Dea, Jr.

1420

668

1301

623

843

4855

Blanks

136

113

475

Licenses — Alcoholic

Question No. 1

A Yes

922

668

773

528

496

3387

1399

1304

1288

868

529

5388

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 197

Blanks 890 574 826 432 374 3096

B Yes

Blanks
C Yes

Blanks

Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk

854

652

725

521

444

3196

1354

1257

1265

830

513

5219

1003

637

897

477

442

3456

2110

1690

2034

1322

886

8042

698

644

550

346

306

2544

403

212

303

160

207

1285

Report of Town Treasurer

TRUST FUNDS

The Trust Funds and available income balances now in the hands of
the Treasurer are as follows :

Cornelius Sweetser Funds

C. Sweetser Guarantee Fund

Flint Old Burial Ground Fund

Levi Flanders Burial Lot Fund

Dr. John Hart Burial Lot Fund

Gad and Clarissa Chandler Carter Burial

Lot Fund
Adams Coburn Burial Lot Fund
Ezra W. Eaton Burial Lot Fund
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Old Cemetery Fund
Harry E. Haskell Old Cemetery Fund
Oliver Burial Lot Fund
Stimpson Family Burial Lot Fund
Clarissa E. Swain Burial Lot Fund
Elizabeth Stout Burial Lot Fund
C. Sweetser Burial Lot Fund
John Sweetser Old Cemetery Fund
Rev. Horace Eaton Burial Lot Fund
Jane K. Vinton Burial Lot Fund
James and Elizabeth Walton Perp. Care Fund
Elizabeth F. Ingram Fund
M. P. Raynor Old Cemetery Fund
John Gould Aborn Library Fund
Cyrus G. Beebe Library Fund
Frederick Beebe Library Fund
Hiram Eaton Library Fund
Robert Parker Dolbeare Library Fund
Willard Donnell Library Fund

Principal

Income

of Fund

Available

10,000.00

$ 314.85

3,799.03

118.28

2,000.00

71.45

100.00

3.57

200.00

7.87

200.00

7.07

100.00

3.90

100.00

3.21

1,000.00

34.65

100.00

3.95

50.00

1.97

200.00

7.04

500.00

17.57

300.00

11.16

1,000.00

34.67

200.00

7.87

25.00

.89

50.00

1.73

100.00

3.55

1,500.00

58.91

100.00

3.53

1,689.26

51.05

2,000.00

60.45

1,000.00

32.76

1,000.00

30.23

500.00

15.11

500.00

15.11

198 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Milledge Elliot Library Fund

Nathaniel Moses Fund

Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Library Fund

Flint Memorial Library Fund

Merrill W. Gove Library Fund

Melvin J. Hill Library Fund

Dr. Francis P. Hurd Library Fund

Franklin Poole Library Fund

Mary H. Pratt Library Fund

Ashton H. Thayer Library Fund

Cyrus Wakefield Library Fund

Annie L. Cox Library Fund

Frank P. Wakefield Library Fund

Mary E. Aborn Park Fund

Sarah E. Bryant Park Fund

Nancy White Park Fund

Rev. Thomas A. Emerson High School Fund

Nancy White Hurd School Fund

Annie L. Cox Scholarship Fund for Italian Students

Annie L. Cox Prize for Advancement in Design Fund

Mary Lizzie Smith Fund for Care of

Old Cannon on Common
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
Willard Donnell Hospital Fund
Income from Perpetual Care Funds

for care of lots in Forest Glade Cemetery 53,245.00 1,525.59

CASH ACCOUNT

Dr. Paul Lazzaro, Treas.

Total Receipts to Jan. 1, 1957 $ 11,734,432.86

1,000.00

30.23

200.00

3.50

500.00

15.11

1,000.00

32.76

500.00

15.10

500.00

15.11

2,500.00

75.56

500.00

16.39

200.00

6.05

500.00

15.11

500.00

16.39

2,000.00

60.45

1,000.00

30.68

2,000.00

60.45

2,000.00

84.21

1,000.00

30.23

1,000.00

78.96

500.00

20.72

5,000.00

155.91

100.00

3.79

100.00

4.29

1,000.00

59.12

7,791.99

238.89

In Account with Town of Wakefield Cr.

By Cash paid Selectmen's Warrants 10,678,280.91

Cash in Treasury 1,056,151.95

$ 11,734,432.86

PERMANENT DEBT

Maturing Debt paid as of 12/31/56 261,000.00

Interest paid on Maturing Debt 75.114.25

FINAL STATEMENT

During the year 1957 the following loans will fall due and are to be
included in the tax levy for 1957 :

School Loan $152,000.00

Street Bonds 33,000.00

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Highway and Police Building Loan 11,000.00

Sewer Bonds 47,000.00

$243,000.00
Gas and Electric Bonds 5,000.00

Maturing Water Bonds 44,000.00

$ 49,000.00
(Both taken from department appropriations)

There will also be required the following amounts to meet the interest
payments :

School Loan $ 54,333.50

Street Bonds 3,338.00

Highway and Police Building Loan 1,062.50

Sewer Bonds 10,448.75

Temporary Note 3,375.00

$ 72,557.75
Gas and Electric Bonds 1,080.00

Water Bonds 6,572.75

$ 7,652.75

PAUL LAZZARO,

Treasurer

Report of Compensation Agent

January 11, 1957

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wakefield, Massachusetts

Gentlemen :

I herewith submit the report of the Compensation Agent for the year
1956.

COMPENSATION ACCOUNT

Appropriation

$ 300.00

Disbursements

220.80

Balance

$ 79.20

Respectfully submitted,

FRANK A. TREDINNICK,

Compensation Agent

200 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Forty-second Annual Report of the
Town Accountant

FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1956

The total cash expenditures processed by the Town Accountant's office
amounted to $5,381,332.09 of which amount $264,352.38 was withheld and
expended from employees wages for Federal Income Taxes, Blue Cross and
Teachers' Retirement. $336,554.33 was expended on account of Maturing
Debt and Interest and $2,600.00 was repaid on Temporary Loans in antici-
pation of State and County Reimbursement, and $248,342.92 was repaid on
Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Tax Revenue.

The net cost of town services for the year 1956 was $4,523,322.46 which
is offset by government grants and departmental refunds.

The total cash receipts amounted to $5,281,108.66 which indicates the
necessity of serious control and consideration of this area of the financial
program.

Indebtedness continues as an important consideration in the town's
financial condition with the addition of $176,000 during 1956 of which
$26,000 was for water, and $150,000 for Sewerage Pumping Station and
Forced Main.

SCHEDULE OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
DECEMBER 31, 1956

Sewer Construction Bonds $543,000.00

Highway Construction Bonds 161,000.00

Water Construction Bonds 350,000.00

Light Department Bonds 70,000.00

School Bonds 2,436,000.00

Highway Building and Police Station Bonds 101,000.00

Total $3,661,000.00

The operational and indebtedness cost of town services can be exam-
ined by a simple comparison with other immediately surrounding com-
munities.

Per

Tax

Capita

Capita Capita

Community

Population

Valuation

Rate

Valuation

Cost

Debt

Wakefield

22,115

33,200,700

61.60

1,501

92.46

166

Melrose

29,239

49,035,450

58.00

1,677

97.27

Reading

16,440

31,850,346

57.50

1,937

111.38

185

Stoneham

15,817

25,017,550

64.00

1,581

101.18

146

Natick

26,213

41,596,250

65.00

1,586

103.09

205

Needham

21,560

59,115,821

51.00

2,741

139.79

221

Dedham

21,450

39,561,850

52.60

1,844

96.99

103

W. Springfield

22,871

49,068,304

46.00

2,145

98.67

171

145TH ANNUAL REPORT 201

This method of comparison brings the tax rate and valuation variables
together in the formation of a comparative per -capita cost factor.

The records of the Treasurer have been examined and found to be in
agreement with the Accountant's balances.

Cash balances have been verified and are distributed as follows:
General Funds on Deposit in :

Wakefield Trust Company $806,425.93

Second Bank— State Street Trust Company 242,776.18

Cash in Transit, Deposited January, 1957 6,949.84

$ 1,056,151.95

Trust Funds have been checked by examination of Securities, Savings
Bank Accounts and Deposit Books.

Funds of the Contributory Retirement System have been verified by
examination of Bank Books, Securities and the checking account balance
was in agreement with the Accountant's balance.

Funds are invested as follows:

Savings Banks $ 91,446.27

Co-operative Banks (Paid-up Shares) 162,000.00

Investment Stock 27,352.00

Public Utility Bonds 120,015.33

U. S. Treasury Bonds 20,000.00

U. S. Savings Bonds 60,000.00

$480,813.60
Wakefield Trust Company Checking Account 1,876.97

Cash in Transit, deposited January, 1957 1,088.68

$483,779.25

All cancelled, permanent and temporary loans paid during the year by
the Treasurer have been examined and found to be as reported.

john j. McCarthy,

Town Accountant

RESERVE FUND

Appropriation $ 21,719.41

Transfer from Overlay Surplus 8,280.59

Transfers :

Selectmen Other Expense $ 100.00

Selectmen Election Officer Salaries 116.00

Selectmen Election Expense 320.00

Accounting Other Expense 280.00

Legal Expense 4,425.00

Town Clerk Other Expense 64.00

Election and Registration Other Expense 1,350.00

202 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Assessors' Salary Clerk B 254.81

Assessors Other Expense 46.14

Collectors' Salary Clerk B 355.35

School Other Expense 4,000.00

Junior High School Lighting 756.00

Health Other Expense 1,138.00

Police Dept. Veterans' Pension 51.68
Police Dept. Radio (12 volt) new automobile acct. 580.00

Police Dept. Other Expense 60.24

Veterans' Benefits Recipients 450.00

Welfare— Town Home 500.00

B.P.W. Director Vacation 225.00

B.P.W. Associated Director's Salary 325.00

B.P.W. Town Hall Maintenance 300.00

B.P.W. Police Station Maintenance 101.01

B.P.W. Highway Building Maintenance 83.00

B.P.W. New Equipment 109.00

B.P.W. Chapter 90 Maintenance 2,600.00

B.P.W. Highway Maintenance 3,476.17

B.P.W. Highway Labor 1,500.00

B.P.W. Sewer Maintenance 72.62

B.P.W. Dump Area Rental 1,612.84

B.P.W. Garbage Collection 4,000.00

Transfer to Overlay Surplus 748.14

Total $ 30,000.00 $ 30,000.00

EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY

Balance January 1, 1956 $525,668.04

Tax Title Redemptions 4,571.69

Sale Foreclosed Tax Title Land 4,273.02

Pro-Forma Taxes 1955 582.01

Refunds Prior Year 70.00

Audit Entries 198.00

Excess Revenue 1956 62,073.09

Town Meeting Transfers $ 71,630.00

Audit Entries 151.00

Free Cash 65,000.00

Tax Titles 3,935.53

Balance December 31, 1956 456,719.32

Total $597,435.85 $597,435.85

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RECEIPTS FOR 1956
For the Year Ending December 31, 1956.

From Taxes — Current Year:

Real Estate

Personal

Poll

Taxes — Prior Years:

Real Estate

Personal

PoU

Sale Foreclosed Tax Titles

Tax Title Redemptions

Tax Title Interest, Releases and Costs

$ 1,870,109.37
74,539.08
11,836.00

52,607.76

2,909.49

320.00

9,284.30

2,787.13

26.28

$ 1,956,484.45

$ 55,837.25

$ 12,097.71

Special Assessments:

Sewers Apportioned
Sewers Unapportioned
Sewers Paid in Full
Sidewalks Apportioned
Sidewalks Unapportioned
Sidewalks Paid in Full

Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes

Interest:

Taxes

Deferred Assessments

Interest — Trust Funds:

Forest Glade Cemetery Funds

Old Cemetery

Library Funds

Park Funds

Willard Donnell Trust Funds

Annie L. Cox Advancement in Design

Sweetser Lecture Fund

Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund

Court Fines

Board of Appeals

Planning Board— Board of Survey

Sale of Dogs

12,165.33
11,133.83

5,427.03
17,087.49

5,427.01
10,445.55

61,686.24

215,286.44

2,377.51
7,941.05

10,318.56

1,525.59
12.00

3,126.77
90.68
60.00
5.00
26.96
10.00

4,857.00

1,177.00

480.00

163.80

3.00

204 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Selectmen's Department — License and Permit Fees:

Liquor Package Goods Stores

$ 4,000.00

Victuallers

195.00

Motor Vehicle Dealers

450.00

Taxi

100.00

Pedler's

15.00

Employment Office

5.00

Junk

30.00

Lodging House

10.00

Second Hand Dealers

25.00

Auctioneers

28.00

Gasoline — Fuel Oils

7.00

Pin Ball Machines

300.00

Sunday

140.00

Pool and Bowling

40.00

Dance

72.00

Firearms

15.00

Collector's Department:

Demand Costs — Warrant Fees

$ 976.80

Advertising Costs

13.32

Certificate of Liens

950.00

Town Clerk's Department:

Marriage Licenses

$ 424.00

Dog Licenses

2,994.35

Fees on Dog Licenses

291.60

Sporting License Fees

213.00

Recording Mortgages

2,146.00

Other Fees

381.79

Police Department:

Ambulance Receipts

$ 213.00

Other Receipts

355.70

Fire Department:

Recharging Fire Extinguishers and
Other Receipts
Sealer Weights & Measures
Building Inspector
Wire Inspector
Plumbing Inspector

Health Department:

Various Permit Fees
Dog Clinic

5,432.00

1,940.12

6,450.74

568.70

21.60

399.25

688.50

1,667.50

1,241.00

145.50
200.00

„

345.50

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205

Welfare Department:

Reimbursements — Cities and Towns

Individuals
Recovery

2,723.27
25.05
25.00

$ 2,773.32

Old Age Assistance :

From Cities and Towns
Recovery

7,098.75
1,260.07

$ 8,358.82

School Department:

Tuition — Lynnneld
Other Tuition
Adult Education
George Barden Fund
Rental of Auditoriums
School Lunch Fund
School Athletic Fund
Woodworking
Other Receipts

65,256.42

1,233.84

326.00

600.00

770.00

57,565.18

10,665.16

657.05

211.92

$ 137,285.57

Library Department:

Fines and Other Receipts

$ 2,298.33

Board of Public Works:

Rental Lafayette Hall
Sale of Scrap

265.37
82.93

348.30

Cemetery Division:

Sale of Lots
Opening Graves
Lowering Device
Perpetual Care
Foundations
Annual Care
Liners
All Other

2,257.00

1,835.00
213.00

2,210.00
729.24
166.00

1,037.00
15.00

$ 8,462.24

Park Division:

Bath House Receipts
Motor Boat Permits

258.85
8.50

267.35

206

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Water Division:

Water Rates $ 178,197.44

Water Services 10,565.89

Water Turn-Ons 30.00

Water Summons 236.60

Water Maintenance 1,870.52

Water Construction 370.33

Sewer Division:

Sewer Connections $ 31,639.22

Other Receipts 1,098.67

Light Department:

Sale of Electricity
Sale of Gas
All Other

Grants from Federal Government:

For Old Age Assistance Recipients $

For Old Age Assistance Administration
For Aid Dependent Children Recipients
For Aid Dependent Children Administration
For Disability Assistance Recipients
For Disability Assistance Administration

278,903.01

868,736.73

13,893.97

113,903.34

11,377.65

9,079.84

1,132.04

12,037.89

1,017.82

$ 191,270.78

$ 32,737.89

$ 1,161,533.71

$ 148,548.58

Grants from Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

Welfare Temporary Aid $ 2,085.03

Aid Dependent Children 8,060.25

Disability Assistance 26,142.98

Old Age Assistance 129,258.92

Veterans' Services 16,109.17

Health Subsidies 1,003.58

Director of Standards 75.00

Hurricane Damage 11,309.58

Corporation Tax 97,616.58

Meals Tax 7,480.74

Support Indigent Persons 497.49

Chapter 90 Maintenance 1,299.96

Chapter 90 Construction 17,327.93

Civil Defense 945.91

Reimbursement Loss 1950 Taxes 684.48

Reimbursement Loss 1956 Taxes 163.29

Tax Abatement Paraplegic Veterans 2,322.32

School Construction 53,465.73

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207

Vocational Education— English
Speaking Classes
Tuition — State Wards
School Aid Chapter 70
School Lunch Fund

3,424.02

8,902.18

215,637.06

25,582.48

$ 629,394.68

Grants from Middlesex County:

Dog Licenses

Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance

Chapter 90 Highway Construction

2,306.39
1,299.96
8,663.97

$ 12,270.32

Agency and Trust:

Federal Tax Deductions
Teachers' Retirement Deductions
Blue Cross Deductions

206,551.48
25,570.00
36,957.75

$ 269,079.23

General Loans:

Temporary Loans — Anticipation Taxes $ 250,000.00

Discount on Temporary Loan —

Anticipation Taxes 1,657.08

Temporary Loan Anticipation Reimbursement
Water Loan

Premium on Notes $

Accrued Interest on Bond Issues

7.35
55,56

$ 248,342.92
$ 31,500.00
$ 50,000.00

62.91

Insurance Adjustments:

Fire Department — Broken Hydrant
Fire Loss — Warren School
Pumping Station — Vandalism
Town Hall — Boiler

288.60

70.80

115.00

693.88

$ 1,168.28

Refunds:

Veterans' Benefits

Welfare

Old Age Assistance

Disability Assistance

Aid Dependent Children

School Department

Middlesex County

Health Department

Election Expense — Selectmen

Civil Defense

990.99

603.30

2,200.28

378.86

410.35

69.59

36.25

587.40

20.00

17.20

208

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Forest Warden

Poll Tax

Excise Tax

Dog Licenses

Petty Cash Refunds

Total Receipts

Cash on Hand January 1, 1956

1.50

2.00

1,936.35

1,075.00

Total Receipts and Cash on Hand, December 31, 1956

$ 8,331.07

$5,281,180.66
$ 1,156,303.38

$ 6,437,484.04

PAYMENTS

Expenditures for the Year Ending December 31, 1956
Selectmen's Department

Salaries of Board
Clerk of Board

Pension
Other Expense:
Town Meeting Warrants
Town Reports
Telephone, Supplies
All Other

Art. 75 B. & M. Parking Area
(Tuttle Street)

Salaries

and
Wages
$ 690.00
321.00

Expense

$ 927.00

1,848.80

607.90

395.93

$ 1,011.00
$ 208.65

$ 3,779.63
$ 194.04

$ 5,193.32

Accounting Department:

Salary of Accountant
Junior Accountant
Account Clerks
Clerk B

Accountant's Auto Allowance
Other Expense:

Printing, Binding

Postage, Supplies
Duplicating Machine
All Other

5,100.00
1,817.37
6,000.00
1,275.00

517.87
331.01
132.75
290.42

$ 14,192.37
$ 200.00

$ 1,272.05

$ 15,664.42

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Treasurer's Department

Salary of Treasurer

$ 2,850.00

Paymaster

617.00

Clerical Assistance

1,129.57

4,596.57

Tax Titles

1,030.00

Other Expense:

Certification of Notes

107.50

Printing, Advertising, Supplies

623,57

Typewriter

265.30

Cabinet Desk, File

154.83

Telephone, All Other

388.80

1,540.00

7,166.57

Legal Department

Salary Town Counsel

$ 4,000.00

4,000.00

Other Expense:

Damages

5,146.80

Constable Fees

343.90

Research

599.80

Recording Costs

216.79

Clerical Assistance

114.24

Reference Books

502.67

Supplies, All Other

342.07

7,266.27

$ 11,266.27

Collector's Department

Salary of Collector

$ 3,650.00

Clerk C

2,508.56

Clerk B

2,905.35

9,063.91

Deputy Collector

75.00

Other Expense:

Postage, Printing, Tax

Sale

2,106.80

Telephone

152.11

Supplies, All Other

250.05

2,508.96

$ 11,647.87

Assessors' Department

Salaries of Assessors
Office Supervisor
Clerk C
Clerk B

4,002.00
4,200.00
2,452.08
2,504.81

210

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Assistant Assessor

80.00

* 1

3,238.89

Auto Allowance

200.00

New Safe

1,282.83

Other Expense :

Supplies, Printing, Binding

662.54

Transfers

317.77

Telephone

113.14

All Other

427.69

1,521.14

$ 16,242.86

Town Clerk's Department

Salary of Town Clerk $

3,650.00

Clerk C

2,650.00

Extra Clerical

50.00

6,350.00

Other Expense:

Advertising, Printing

201.94

Supplies, Binding

254.74

Telephone, All Other

227.68

684.36

7,034.36

Election and Registration

Salaries of Registrars $

442.98

Clerk of Board

300.00

Assistant Registrars

1,800.00

Clerical Assistants

2,038.40

4,581.38

Other Expense:

Printing Advertising

281.41

Election Expenses, Transportation

2,199.94

Office Supplies

126.69

Street Lists

450.00

Extra Clerical Assistance

321.85

All Other

131.95

3,511.84

$ 8,093.22

Election Expense — Selectmen

Election Officers

Other Expense:
Meals
Care of Booths

$ 3,684.75

$ 634.22
204.00

$ 3,684.75

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Equipment

111.50

Installation of Lights

165.00

All Other

28.50

1,143.22

4,827.97

Police Department

Salary of Chief

5,200.00

Lieutenant

4,650.00

Sergeants

8,203.04

Patrolmen

95,426.49

Substitution

1,643.69

Clerk B

2,650.00

Matron

75.00

$iirrfliift 99

Pension

«px

1,614.20

Traffic Supervisors

4,155.30

988.25

5,143.55

New Station Wagon

2,080.00

Uniform Allowance

-..-.. r, r

1,425.60

Other Expense:

Elections, July 4th, Halloween

523.38

523 38

Boulevard Beach, Boat

323.99

%J£i%J »%J\J

57.59

381.58

Park and Common

167.08

167 08

Motor Vehicles

2,457.60

±vj i tV/u

Radio, Telephones

1,142.08

Meals, Laundry

134.41

Office Supplies, Printing

791.73

Equipment and Supplies

326.41

All Other

639.74

5,491.97

$134,675.58

Fire Department

Salary of Chief

Captain

Lieutenants

Mechanic

Firefighters

Call Men

$ 5,000.00
4,650.00

16,700.00
4,150.00

91,262.34
4,978.19

$126,740.53

212

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Pensions

Out of State Travel
New Equipment
Fire Prevention
Uniform Allowance

3,632.37

78.93

2,807.76

99.54

800.00

New Pumping Engine

Other Expense:
Equipment Maintenance
Apparatus Maintenance
Telephones, Office Adm.
All Other

807.99

2,021.10

500.22

854.46

17,523.85
4,183.77

$155,866.75

Hydrant Rental

2,340.00

Civil Defense Department

Clerk A

1,500.00

239.62
514.58
335.27
1,036.68
375.43

1,500.00

Other Expense:
Directors Expense and Office Adm.
Radio Telephones
Fire Equipment and Maintenance
Police Equipment and Maintenance
Motor Vehicle

Medical

478.98

All Other

27.58

3,008.14

4,508.14

Building Inspector's Department

Salary of Inspector
Clerk A

3,450.00
933.33

4,383.33
300.00

Auto Allowance

Other Expense

299.11

2QQ 11

4,982.44

Wire Inspector's Department

Salary of Inspector
Clerk A

600.00
466.50

Extra Clerical Assistance

100.00

1,166.50

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Auto Allowance
Other Expense

$ 219.32

$ 150.00

$ 219.32

$ 1,535.82

Plumbing Inspector's Department

Salary of Inspector

Auto Allowance

$ 1,000.00

Sealer Weights and Measures Department

Salary of Sealer

$1,200.00

$ 1,000.00
$ 100.00

$ 1,100.00

1,200.00

Truck Allowance

200.00

All Other

45.06

$ 1,200.00

45.06

1,445.06

Dog Officer Salary

1,200.00

Auto Allowance

160.00

Pension

664.47

2,024.47

Compensation Account

244.80

Health Department

Salaries of Board

$ 414.00

Health Agent

738.00

Public Health Nurse

2,850.00

Milk Inspector

738.00

Extra Clerical Assistance

80.00

4,820.00

Auto Allowances

500.00

Polio Clinic

2,577.83

Mosquito Control

2,000.00

All Other:

Polio Expense

901.20

Milk Analyses

158.75

Tuberculosis

4,444.82

Contagion

284.97

Premature Births

1,615.70

Dog Clinic

361.00

214

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Nuisances

131.00

Telephone Answering Service, Telephone

and Office Adm.

464.04

All Other

178.12

$ 8,539.60

$ 18,437.43

Welfare Department

General Relief:
Salaries of Board

$ 690.00

1955 Unpaid Bills

$ 690.00
$ 3,707.30

All Other:

Recipients

$ 4,824.83

Hospital, Medical, Nursing Homes

3,224.51

Groceries

1,259.91

Clothing, Fuel, Rent, Board

483.65

Relief by Other Cities and Towns

2,642.32

All Other

206.13

$ 12,641.35

General Relief Administration:

Agent and Clerks

Telephones, Office Adm. and
All Other

$ 456.93

$ 233.57

$ 456.93

$ 233.57

$ 17,729.15

Disability Assistance

Recipients — Town
Recipients — Federal

Disability Assistance Administration

Agent and Clerks — Town
Agent and Clerks — Federal

Other Expense — Town
Other Expense — Federal

$ 43,000.00
5,600.49

$ 48,600.49

913.86
918.22

$ 367.14
49.09

$ 1,832.08

$ 416.23

$ 50,848.80

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Aid Dependent Children

Recipients — Town
Recipients— Federal

$ 19,000.00
4,458.75

$ 23,458.75

Aid Dependent Children Adminstration

Agent and Clerks— Town $ 456.93

Agent and Clerks — Federal 459.11

Other Expense — Town
Other Expense — Federal

$ 9,595.53
10,758.50

$ 183.57
665.81

$
$

916.04
849.38

$ 25,224.17

Old Age Assistance

Recipients — Town

Recipients — Federal

Recipients — Other Cities and Towns

$211,000.00

86,314.59

2,840.99

$300,155.58

$ 20,354.03
$ 2,399.53

Old Age Assistance Administration

Agent and Clerks — Town
Agent and Clerks — Federal

$ 652.47
1,747.06

Other Expense — Town
Other Expense — Federal

$ 900.00
1,325.00

TOTAL WELFARE EXPENDITURES

$322,909.14
$416,711.26

Town Infirmary

Pension
Other Expense:
Telephone, Light, Fuel
Care of Buildings
All Other

$ 1,184.01
72.90
31.74

941.70
1,288.65

■ . :■ _:••■: ■;

2,230.35

Veterans' Benefits Department

Salary of Agent
Clerk B

. .... -

2,225.00

- :" :• :.- ~".-_xzj~7ii_r;

:: T-TMii 25:115 108.15

?.r :.:.:i:c 33360.64

S 33360J64

Te:r?ji:-r S 234^1

r~:f Surrliss All 0:iier :;- i~

s : >: :•:

s i - 12: :•:

10.500.00

2 :-: '. '.*'.

1L14: E

:un;: >:.*.-. 12 442 ;-:

44: ::

2 f Iff lr

5 200.00
609.70

S 3:121
TOTAIL TZTEP.AX5 ESPENDriTHSS $ 37O3&60

S 43.128.75

$207.05510

134-561.35

$ 2SJER1M

- r.\ =:

: -.': ":' =■:

C-r--"^ li 7.427.50

- ; - ; ; - - -

?r\ ..z^ s i~ "-:: :;

S .-.-.-. r - . : 7 i^d 1376.10 S &S22.27 $ 10,79837

2 :.'.,;. L;— _i 7u^d 15/708Jt 58307.02 '4 115 SI

.._ I:. :i :~ 2-14.11 :=-!=:- 4300.00

-...: I:. : = :.;-— 3:;:-' Funi "-1 -2!- 77639

:: S:i :- 7 ^ - 262.90 26230

Tr^ie 5: : 42-2 14 5,486.04

:_-„:: :-:=-. V. .--.:". I_ri::^i2 20 r 756jOD 21 '5-1

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

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1955 Unpaid Bills

4,722.91

High School Building Bond Issue

6,544.52

Walton School Building Appropriation

2,424.20

Walton School Building Bond Issue

60,668.80

$ 63,093.00

Books and Supplies:

High

$ 19,620.01

Junior High

15,079.50

Elementary

19,959.02

$ 54,658.53

Maintenance:

High

$ 9,285.99

Junior High

9,463.71

Elementary

29,196.90

$ 47,946.60

Fuel and Light:

High

$ 15,818.16

Junior High

2,822.42

Elementary

21,926.56

$ 40,567.14

All Other:

Transportation of Pupils

$ 11,812.85

Superintendents and Supervisors

Travel Expense

2,909.10

Superintendents and High School Office

1,901.06

Telephones

3,891.67

Committee Expense

1,102.21

Health Expense

362.80

Motor Vehicle Expense

1,117.90

Outlay

1,133.20

Tuition, Americanization, Physically Handicapped 159.28

All Other Expense

2,781.47

$ 27,171.54

TOTAL SCHOOL EXPENDITURES

$ 1,245,577.97

Library Department

Salaries :
Librarian

Assistant Librarian
Youth
Circulation
Children's
Branch

Administrative Assistant
Senior Assistant
Senior Assistant
Junior Assistant
Junior Assistant
Clerk A

4,946.87
3,650.00
3,262.58
3,463.91
3,300.00
3,262.57
2,850.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,235.07
2,250.00
1,332.00

218

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Substitution

460.60

Part Time Attendants

2,850.00

Custodial Supervisor

3,650.00

$ 42,513.60

Permanent Improvements

$ 718.87

Other Expense :

Books

$ 7,830.23

Supplies

2,077.58

Periodicals

1,039.74

Binding

1,151.15

Maintenance

2,904.18

Telephones

431.14

Light

1,112.11

Fuel

1,543.87

Records

245 .21

All Other

646.73

$ 18,981.94

$ 62,214.41

Recreation Department

Salaries:
Supervisor
Assistants
Lake Supervision

New Equipment

Baseball Equipment (Art. 18, 1956)

All Other

Unclassified

Miscellaneous

Planning Board

Board of Appeals

Rifle Range Co. E 182d Infantry

Insurance ■/

Insurance 1955

Capital Outlay

Capital Outlay 1955

Middlesex County Hospital

Middlesex County Tax

Dog Licenses to County

$ 800.00

4,184.00

1,200.00

$
$

300.00
1,600.00

1,700.00

$
$

6,184.00

1,900.00
1,700.00

9,784.00

1,532.63

390.34

460.25

210.00

34,361.41

5,133.87

800.00

202.56

20,364.51

71,995.55

4,943.15

$140,394.27

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Rental of Veterans' Quarters:

Marines

$ 600.00

Veterans' Foreign Wars

1,200.00

American Legion

750.00

Amvets

600.00

3,150.00

Veterans' Organizations:

Memorial Day

$ 1,757.38

Veterans' Day

300.00

2,057.38

Payroll Deductions:

Federal Withholding

$202,401.28

Blue Cross

25,464.25

Teachers' Retirement

36,486.85

$264,352.38

Retirement System:

Pension Accumulation Fund

$ 65,798.00

Expense Fund

2,550.00

$ 1,020.00

3,570.00

State and Metropolitan Charges:

Smoke Inspection

$ 324.71

Auditing Municipal Accounts

7,092.37

Examination Retirement System

374.63

Metropolitan Parks and Reservations

27,554.39

Metropolitan Sewer — North System

44,911.54

$ 80,257.64

Visiting Nurse

1,500.00

Finance Committee:

Administrative Assistant

600.00

Clerical Assistance

250.00

850.00

Other Expense

$ 895.08

895.08

Personnel Board:

Clerical Assistance

586.19

Other Expense

$ 137.45

137.45

$563,548.39

Municipal Light Department

■'.•'.' :-

Commissioners Salaries

414.00

Salaries and Pensions

$255,640.43

220

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Other Expense:
Electricity Purchased
Gas Purchased

All Other

$487,619.65
114,563.38

$218,864.19

$602,183.03

$218,864.19

$ 1,077,101.65

Street Lights

$ 30,500.00

ublic Works Department

Salaries:

Director $

8,625.00

Assistant Director

325.00

Supervisor

4,850.00

Clerk of Board

390.00

Clerk C

2,900.00

Cost Clerk

3,763.62

Clerk C

3,000.00

Engineering

14,981.13

Garage

9,170.00

$ 48,004.75

Transportation, Equipment Maintenance

$ 10,341.33

Garbage Collection

15,375.00

Engineering

710.36

Refuse Area Rental

1,500.00

$ 27,926.69

New Equipment — Art. 16 :

2 Reversible Snow Plows

$ 1,352.40

1 Meteor "40" Whiteprinter

1,719.75

1 Associated Charger

166.60

1 Buckeye Surface Material Spreader

1,137.51

1 International Dump Truck

2,900.00

1 3-ton Rubbish Truck

7,525.00

1 %-Ton Pick-up Truck

1,374.00

1 40" Chainsaw

478.00

1 Triplex Mower w/guards

1,053.50

Advertising, All Other

76.70

$ 17,783.46

All Other Expense:

Telephones

$ 389.84

Office Administration

78.07

All Other

373.47

$ 841.38

$ 94,556.28

145TH ANNUAL REPORT

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Public Works Buildings:

Town Hall

Building Attendant
Substitution

Other Expense:
Fuel

Lights and Power
Water
Repairs

Material and Supplies
All Other

2,850.00
485.77

1,359.89

433.38

20.88

63.58

122.11

10.85

$ 3,335.77

$ 2,010.69

$ 5,346.46

Lafayette Building

Custodial Supervisor
Substitution

Auto Allowance

Other Expense:
Fuel

Lights and Power
Repairs to Buildings
Water

Material and Supplies
All Other

3,850.00
150.00

Police Station

Building Attendant
Substitution

Other Expense:
Fuel

Lights and Power
Repairs to Buildings
Water

Material and Supplies
All Other

4,000.00

200.00

1,746.16

365.48

1,628.86

29.16

503.18

76.49

4,349.33

8,549.33

$ 3,150.00

1,576.32

4,726.32

1,585.21
667.20
562.11

72.00
214.74

57.75

3,159.01

7,885.33

222

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Fire Stations

Fuel

Lights and Power
Water

Material and Supplies
Equipment and Repairs
All Other

Moth and Tree Division

$ 1,502.34

352.79

127.80

209.71

2,257.09

38.77

$ 4,488.50

Supervisor

4,450.00

$ 4,450.00

Tree Climbers

$ 10,761.83

Vacations and Holidays

852.24

Sick Leave

151.44

$ 11,765.51

Pension

$ 1,820.31

Other Expense:

Material and Supplies

174.34

Equipment and Repairs

904.99

All Other

447.53

$ 1,526.86

$ 19,562.68

Park Division

Supervisor

Maintenance Men
Vacations and Holidays
Emergency and Sick Leave

Bath House

Car Allowance

Other Expense:
Equipment and Repairs
Material and Supplies
All Other

$ 2,225.00

$ 12,116.66

819.87
77.68

$ 13,014.21

$ 3,079.03 $ 145.77 $ 3,224.80

$ 150.00

$ 347.61

639.38

455.40
$ 1,442.39

$ 20,056.40

Cemetery Division

Supervisor

$ 2,225.00

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Maintenance Men
Vacations and Holidays
Emergency and Sick Leave

Car Allowance

Other Expense:

Material and Supplies

Equipment and Repairs

Water

Vaults

Repairs to Buildings

All Other

5,298.94

237.56

91.08

5,627.58

150.00

$ 1,178.86

479.73

15.12

914.03

31.94

173.74

2,793.42

$ 10,796.00

Water Division

Supervisor

$ 3,089.86

Clerk C

$ 2,650.00

Clerk B

2,250.00

Clerk B

2,282.80

Maintenance Men

$ 36,619.20

Vacations and Holidays

5,930.20

Sick Leave

1,042.80

Emergency Leave

265.80

Pension
Stations
Services

1954 Water Construction B.I.

1955 Water Construction B.I.

1956 Water Construction B.I.
Water Survey Committee

Other Expense:

Fuel

Office

Telephones

Lights and Power

All Other

Motor Vehicles

Meters and Pipes

Equipment and Repairs

Repairs to Buildings

Supervision and Analysis

Chlorine

$ 10,038.65

6,841.24

1,123.38

6,600.84

12,528.92

14,288.36

5,061.45

16,908.94

22,684.88

392.75

2,724.30
1,389.64
1,059.64

15,169.63
1,012.88
1,895.41

13,027.20

4,333.22

1,999.45

642.40

904.75

$ 3,089.86

$ 7,182.80

$ 43,858.00

$ 2,779.40

$ 10,038.65

21,129.60

6,184.83

23,509.78

35,213.80

392.75

224

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Rentals

1 %-Ton Utility Truck
1 Oldsmobile Sedan

1,044.38
1,665.00
1,400.00

$ 48,267.90

$201,647.37

Sewer Division

Supervisor

$ 1,360.14

> 8,502.49

$ 1,360.14

$ 8,280.27
$ 253.50
$ 20,000.00

Maintenance Men
Vacations and Holidays
Sick Leave

$ 7,838.87

422.48

18.92

Pension

Sewer Connections

$ 11,497.51 4

1,761.51
119.43

1954 Sewer Construction Appn.

1955 Sewer Construction B.I. (Art. 1-7)
1955 Sewer Construction Appn.

(Art. 24)
1955 Sewer Construction B.I. (Art. 24)

1955 Low Level Sewer Pumps Appn.
(Art. 43)

1956 Engineering for Sewer Const. (Art. 26)
1956 Sewer Construction Appn.

(Art. 27)
1956 Sewer Construction B.I. (Art. 27)
1956 No. 2 Sewer Construction Appn.

(Art. 1)
AU Other:

Tools and Equipment

Lights and Power

Fuel and Water

Telephones

Equipment and Repairs

Repairs to Buildings

Material and Supplies

Rentals

All Other

213.42
17.30

3,256.34 3,256.34

3,549.26 3,549.26

35,122.13
15,369.82

1,186.32
5,982.23

18,408.57
18,246.81

35,335.55
15,387.12

1,186.32
5,982.23

20,170.08
18,366.24

22.33 30,330.18 30,352.51

$ 662.22
1,663.46
488.95
76.26
430.06
101.22
802.80
142.50
48.15
$ 4,415.62

$167,895.18

Highway Division

Supervisor

Clerk B

$ 1,885.84

$ 2,650.00

$ 1,885.84
$ 2,650.00

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Maintenance Labor

$ 1,606.98

Vacations and Holidays

6,317.66

Emergency Leave

305.30

Sick Leave

1,615.44

9,845.38

Pensions

6,639.12

Street Cleaning

$ 2,146.70

$ 1,126.79

3,273.49

Patching

9,141.70

8,651.30

17,793.00

Repairs to Sidewalks

910.19

111.10

1,021.29

Sidewalks and Guardrails

61.14

196.92

258.06

Surface Treatment

2,525.04

15,178.63

17,703.67

Street Signs

1,961.52

223.83

2,185.35

Drainage

5,779.06

1,242.71

7,021.77

Dumps

3,579.03

1,215.49

4,794.52

Catch Basins

3,133.74

68.43

3,202.17

Rubbish Collection

20,201.83

305.26

20,507.09

Traffic Lines

1,390.29

All Other

229.14

Highway Building:

Custodial Supervisor

$ 2,647.33

Substitution

39.66

2,686.99

Other Expense:

Fuel

$ 1,844.45

Lights

269.24

Water

33.36

Repairs

638.72

Material and Supplies

251.46

Telephones and All Other

325.11

3,362.34

Snow and Ice:

Labor

$ 31,892.58

Equipment Rental

Other Expense:
Salt

Cross Chains
Plow Blades
Ice Growsers
Neoprene Coats
Sand
All Other

1955 Chap. 90 Construction

1956 Chap. 90 Construction
1956 Chap. 90 Maintenance

32.00

31.20

1,095.07

$ 22,141.20

$ 2,537.00
781.24
509.70
893.20
109.22
1,299.46
2,981.46

$ 34,655.85

2,804.93

$ 31,892.58

$ 22,141.20

$ 9,111.28

$ 34,687.85

31.20

3,900.00

226

TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

1953 Drainage

1954 Drainage

1955 Drainage

1956 Drainage
1953 Sidewalks

1955 Sidewalks

1956 Sidewalks

1955 Rebuilding Sidewalks

1952 Replacing Curbing

1953 Replacing Curbing

1954 Street Construction B.I.

1956 Street Construction Appn. (Art. 30)
1956 Street Construction B.I. Transfer

(Art. 30)
1956 No. 2 Street Construction Appn.
(Art. 5)

101.80

83.30

185.10

3,007.47

63.20

3,070.67

65.42

5,361.28

5,426.70

3,385.80

7,560.27

10,946.07

32.99

3,852.46

76.50

3,778.15

1,017.37

1,271.77

459.96

13,944.55

5,579.85

10,942.60

$ 10,942.60

$268,798.36

Public Works — Special Articles

1954 Art. 91 Memorial Tablet

1954 Art. 45 Hall Park Development

1955 Art. 48 Edward J. Connelly Park Grading
1955 Art. 8 North Ave. Parking Area

5/2/55 Art. 2 Main St. Parking Area

Lease 557.82

5/2/55 Art. 3 Main Street Parking Area

Const.
1955 Art. 9 Boston and Maine Land Purchase
1955 Art. 3 Remodel Front Fire Station
1955 Art. 80 Little League Field
7/11/55 Art. 13 Bath House Repairs
1955 Art. 44 New Ave. Forest Glade 1,096.67

1955 Art. 46 Guardrails and Fences

1955 Art. 42 Repairs to Wall Beebe's Cove

1956 Art. 19 Various Playground Projects 91.31
1956 Art. 21 John J. Round Park

8/13/56 Art. 9 Connelly Park Fence
1956 Art. 57 Hall Park Development
1956 Art. 23 Backstop— Dolbeare School
1956 Art. 54 Quannapowitt Lake Treatment
1956 Art. 58 Guardrails and Fences

180.00

$ 180.00

1,488.00

7.50

12,599.30

7,998.86
715.50

1,039.47

1,911.53
290.00

1,353.64
639.00
368.75

2,811.31
65.24

2,263.27

2,500.00
789.74
400.00

1,215.50

557.82

7,998.86
715.50

1,039.47

1,911.53
290.00

2,450.31
639.00
368.75

2,902.62
65.24

2,263.27

2,500.00
789.74
400.00

1,215.50

$ 40,382.41

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Perpetual Care Funds Income

1,422.98

$ 1,422.98

Water Bonds

$ 39,000.00

Water Interest

5,209.75

$ 44,209.75

Interest

Highway

$ 3,964.75

School

56,946.25

Sewer

11,096.75

Light

1,160.00

Police Station

1,350.00

Highway Building and Police Station

487.50

$ 75,005.25

Anticipation of Tax Revenue

$ 1,657.08

Anticipation of Reimbursement

52.00

Maturing Debt

Highway

$ 42,000.00

School

159,000.00

Sewer

49,000.00

Light

5,000.00

Police Station

5,000.00

Highway Building and Police Station

6,000.00

$266,000.00

Temporary Loans

Anticipation of Tax Revenue

$248,342.92

Anticipation of Reimbursement

2,600.00

$250,942.92

Refunds

Real Estate Taxes

$ 19,944.61

Poll Taxes

16.00

Excise Taxes

4,299.59

Sewer Connection Deposits

6,435.92

Water Rates

101.88

Betterments

87.49

Committed Interest

41.34

$ 30,926.83

Agency and Trust

Cemetery Trust Funds

$ 12.00

Cemetery Perpetual Care

2,020.00

Annie L. Cox Advancement In Design

5.00

Jonathan Nichols Temperance

Fund

10.00

JAN. 1-

$ 2,047.00

TOTAL CASH EXPENDITURES

■DEC. 31, 1956 $5,381,332.09

Cash on Hand, December 31, IS

156

$
$

1 1,056,151.95

! 6,437,484.04

228 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

ANALYSES OF LIGHT DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT

Operation Account

Balance January 1, 1956 $ 135,405.32

Receipts for 1956 1,161,533.77

Transfers 190,947.39

Payments 1,082,701.65

Transfer to Revenue 70,000.00

Transfer to Construction 65,405.32

Transfer to Depreciation 117,218.85

Interest 560.00

Balance to 1957 152,000.66

$ 1,487,886.48 $ 1,487,886.48

Depreciation Account

Balance January 1, 1956 $ 32,088.17

Transfers from Operation 117,218.85

Transfers to Operation 116,021.44

Balance to 1957 33,285.58

$149,307.02 $149,307.02

Construction Account

Transfer from Operation $ 65,405.32

Transfer to Operation 65,405.32

$ 65,405.32 $ 65,405.32

Fire Alarm, Police Signal

Appropriation $ 10,000.00

Transfer to Operation $ 9,520.63

Balance to 1957 479.37

$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00

Guarantee Deposit Account

Balance January 1, 1956 $ 33,908.48

Receipts 6,171.67

Payments $ 6,371.27

Balance to 1957 33,708.88

$ 40,080.15 $ 40,080.15

I have examined the above account and the balance is invested as
follows :

Wakefield Savings Bank $ 30,000.00

Wakefield Trust Company— Checking Account 3,708.88

$ 33,708.88

john J. McCarthy,

Town Accountant

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Index of Town Officers 9 Reports

General Government: Page

Appeals Board 10

Assessors' Board 7

Contributory Retirement Board 10

Personnel Board 29

Planning Board 9

Selectmen's Report 5

Town Clerk 94

Town Officers 2

Protection of Persons and Property :

Animal Inspector 20

Building Inspector 17

Civil Defense Director 22

Dog Officer 20

Fire Department 16

Forest Warden 16

Plumbing Inspector 19

Police Department 12

Sealer of Weights and Measures 21

Wire Inspector 18

Health and Welfare:

Health Department 23

Recreation Commission 30

Veterans' Services and Benefits 29

Welfare Department 24

Maintenance:

Board of Public Works 31

Engineering Division 32

Highway Division 39

Moth and Tree Division 32

Park and Cemetery Division 33

Sewer Division 38

Water Division 34

Education:

Library Trustees 80

School Department 42

Public Service Enterprises:

Municipal Light Department 87

General Government, Technical Reports:

Births 152

Compensation Agent 199

Deaths 174

Dog Licenses 179

Election Results 149

Jurors 180

Marriages 163

256 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD

Presidential Primaries 185

Sporting Licenses 180

State Primaries 191

Town Meeting, Annual 94, 116, 136

Town Meetings, Special 116, 117, 142

Treasurer's Report 197

Index of Town Accountant's Report

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Analyses of Light Department Account 228

Balance Sheet 248

Excess and Deficiency 202

Indebtedness Account Insert following 256

Payments 208

Accounting Department 208

Agency and Trust 227

Assessors' Department 209

Board of Public Works 220

Buildings 221

Cemetery Division 222

Highway Division 224

Moth and Tree Division 222

Park Division 222

Sewer Division 224

Snow and Ice 225

Special Articles 226

Water Division 223

Building Inspector 212

Civil Defense 212

Collector's Department 209

Compensation 213

Dog Officer 213

Election Expense 210

Election and Registration 210

Fire Department 211

General Relief Admn 214

Health Department 213

Infirmary 227

Interest 227

Legal Department 209

Library 217

Light Department 219

Maturing Debt 227

Plumbing Inspector 213

Police Department 211

Recreation 218

Refunds 227

School Department 216

Sealer of Weights and Measures 213

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Selectmen's Department 208

Temporary Loans 227

Town Clerk's Department 210

Treasurer's Department 209

Unclassified 218

Veterans' Benefits and Services 215

Welfare Department 214

Wire Inspector 212

Receipts for 1956 203

Appeals Board 203

Agency and Trust 207

Board of Public Works 205

Cemetery Division 205

Park Division 205

Sewer Division 206

Water Division 206

Building Inspector 204

Collector 204

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 206

County 207

Court Fines 203

Federal Govt 206

Fire Department 204

Foreclosed Tax Titles 203

General Loans 207

Health Department 204

Insurance Adjustments 207

Interest 203

Library 205

Licenses and Permits 204

Light Department 206

Motor Vehicle Excise 203

Old Age Assistance 205

Plumbing Inspector 204

Police Department 204

Refunds 207

School Department 205

Sealer of Weights and Measures 204

Special Assessments 203

Taxes — current year 203

Taxes — prior years 203

Town Clerk 204

Trust Funds, Interest 203

Welfare Department 205

Wire Inspector 204

Reserve Fund 201

Retirement System Funds Statement 254

Statement of Appropriations and Expenditures 229

Supplementary Balance Sheet 253

Town Accountant's Statement 200

1956 Indebtedness Account

Sewer Loan 1946

Sewer Loan 1948

Sewer Loan 1949

Sewer Loan 1950

Sewer Loan 1951

Sewer Loan 1953

Sewer Loan 1955

Street Loan 1948 — Second Issue

Street Loan 1949

Street Construction Loan 1950

Street Construction Loan 1951

Street Construction Loan 1953

Street Construction Loan 1954

Street Construction Loan 1955

Water Mains Relaying Loan 1946

Water Mains Loan 1948

Water Mains Loan 1949

Water Mains Loan 1950

Water Mains Loan 1951

Water Construction Loan 1952

Water Construction Loan 1953

Water Mains Relaying Loan 1954

Water Mains Loan 1955

Water Loan 1956

Highway Building and Police Station Loan 1947

Police Station Loan 1949

Hurd School Building Loan 1948

School Loan 1951

High School Building Site 1952

High School Construction

High School Construction Loan No. 2

School Loan 1955

Municipal Light Construction Loan 1952

Outstanding January 1, 1956

Bond Issue 1956

Payments 1956

Outstanding December 31, 1956

i 3,916,000.00
50,000.00

305,000.00
3,661,000.00

$ 3,966,000.00 $ 3,966,000.00

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Sewers

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Streets

161,000.00

Water

350,000.00

Light

70,000.00

Schools

2,436,000.00

Highway Building and Police Station Loan

101,000.00

$ 3,661,000.00

Loans

Outstanding

Due

Due Due

Due

Dec. 31, 1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973 1974

1975

$ 50,000.00

$ 6,000.00

$ 5,000.00

$ 3,000.00

55,000.00

5,000.00

170,000.00

10,000.00

$ 10,000.00

35,000.00

4,000.00

3,000.00

33,000.00

3,000.00

2,000.00

136,000.00

13,000.00

10,000.00

64,000.00

6,000.00

4,000.00

3,000.00

6,000.00

3,000.00

15,000.00

5,000.00

12,000.00

3,000.00

20,000.00

4,000.00

72,000.00

12,000.00

10,000.00

19,000.00

3,000.00

2,000.00

17,000.00

3,000.00

2,000.00

12,000.00

3,000.00

2,000.00

1,000.00

25,000.00

5,000.00

40,000.00

5,000.00

58,000.00

7,000.00

6,000.00

15,000.00

3,000.00

32,000.00

4,000.00

35,000.00

5,000.00

60,000.00

5,000.00

23,000.00

2,000.00

1,000.00

50,000.00

5,000.00

36,000.00

6,000.00

65,000.00

5,000.00

5,00Oj0O

5,000.00

120,000.00

10,000.00

427,000.00

30,000.00

28,000.00

$ 25,000.00

88,000.00

6,000.00

5,000.00

850,000.00

50,000.00

850,000.00

50,000.00

101,000.00

6,000.00

5,000.00

5,000.00 5,000.00

5,000.00

70,000.00

5,000.00

$3,661,000.00 $292,000.00 $289,000.00 $283,000.00 $276,000.00 $270,000.00 $254,000.00 $247,000.00 $232,000.00 $215,000.00 $204,000.00 $195,000.00 $189,000.00 $170,000.00 $155,000.00 $145,000.00 $120,000.00 $115,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00